Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978

What is in This Collection?

This collection of Catholic Church parish records of the state of Coahuila covers the years from about 1627 to 1978.

In larger parishes, baptisms, confirmations, marriage information, and deaths were each kept in a separate register. In smaller parishes, all records may have been recorded in a single register.

These records are in relatively fair condition, except for some older records that may be damaged and, therefore, hard to read or missing some information. Most of the older records are handwritten in narrative style and follow a common text with some variations depending on the style used by the priest. Newer records are handwritten in formatted registers; some are even written in ledger-style registers.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• BYU Spanish Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Learning Center videos:

• Reading Spanish Handwriting

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

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

For additional details about these records and help using them see Mexico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

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  1930 Baptism

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  1922 Confirmation

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  1948 Marriage

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  1904 Marriage Information

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  1914 Death