Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985

Catholic Church records created by parishes and dioceses in the state of Durango, Mexico. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, testaments, and other administrative records.

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Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records

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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains Catholic Church records of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage information, and deaths for the state of Durango Mexico. The collection includes the years 1604-1985. For additional details about these records and help using them see Mexico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

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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:

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism

Date of baptism
Event place (almost always the parish saint name)
Gender
Name of the person being baptized
Age of the person being baptized or birth date
Legitimacy
Parents' names
Marital status of parents
Sometimes the place of origin and/or residence of the parents
Social class of the parents in baptismal entries prior to 1820
In some registers the race
Grandparents and godparents

Marriage

Date of marriage
Event place (almost always the parish saint name)
Name of groom and bride
Age and civil status of groom and bride
Parents names
Place of origin and residence of the marriage partners, sometimes even that of the parents
In some registers the race

Death

Date of death and/or burial
Event place (almost always the parish saint name)
Name of the deceased person
Parents and/or spouse, if the person was married
Age of the deceased person
Place of origin and/or residence of the deceased
Legitimacy
In some registers the race

Collection Content

Sample Images

1807 Baptism Record
1776 Marriage Record
1795 Death Record

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

1,556,128 Records

11,371,085 Personas

504,812 Images

Language

Spanish

Location of Original Records

Parroquias Católicas, Durango (Catholic Church parishes, Durango)

Cite This Collection

"México, Durango, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1604-1985." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 29 July 2026. Parroquias Católicas, Durango (Catholic Church parishes, Durango).