Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-2014
Catholic Church records created by parishes in Nicaragua. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available.
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Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection of baptisms, marriages, and burials was created by authorized parish priests in the years 1740 to 1960. Most of the inhabitants of Nicaragua were Roman Catholics, therefore these records may cover about 95 to 100 percent of the population from the 16th to the 20th century.
The parish registers may be the only records available for genealogical research before civil registration was implemented in 1879.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:
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If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
- Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Nicaragua, Diocese of Managua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960. |
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
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Baptism records
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Marriage records
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Death records
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Collection Content
Sample Images
1960 Baptism Record
1949 Marriage Record
1911 Death record
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Archivo Historico de la Arquidiocesis de Managua
"Nicaragua, registros parroquiales, 1740-2014." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 23 March 2026. Archivos Históricos de Archidiócesis de Managua, Managua (Managua Archdiocese Historical Archives, Managua).
