France, Finistère, Quimper et Léon Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1772-1894
Index and images of Catholic parish registers recording events of baptism, marriage and burial in the Diocese of Quimper et Léon. Parishes in this diocese lie within the department of Finistère. This collection only contains parishes that start with the letter "A" or "B". The French commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL) does not allow publication of sensitive data for documents created within the last 120 years. This collection was indexed by Centre Généalogique du Finistère.
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France, Finistère, Quimper et Léon Diocese, Catholic Parish Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of church records from Diocese of Quimper et Léon for the years 1772-1894. This collection is currently being published alphabetically by parish name, so additions to the collection will follow as other parishes are published in the future.
In 1539, François I issued the edict of Villers-Cotterêts, which required the Catholic Church to record baptisms. In 1579 the edict of Blois required the church in France to register marriages and burials. In 1667, the Code Louis required that two copies of the registers be kept, with one deposited at the bailliage.
In earlier years, separate registers were maintained for baptisms, marriages, and burials, but by the end of the seventeenth century entries for the separate ordinances were generally intermingled. By the latter half of the nineteenth century, pre-printed forms began to be used with the date and names written in by the officiating priest.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in French. For help reading them see:
- France Language and Languages
- French Genealogical Word List
- French Handwriting
- Brigham Young University: Script Tutorial for French
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for France, Quimper et Léon Catholic Diocese, 1772-1894. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
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Baptismal
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Marriage
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Burial
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Collection Content
The index to this collection refers to baptism, marriage, and burial records. Baptismal record entries are the most common in the index, followed by burial records, with marriage records constituting the smallest portion.
Sample Images
1830 Baptism and Burial Records
Marriage Record
Coverage Map
Map of the Diocese of Quimper et Léon
Collection Details
Language
French, Latin
Location of Original Records
Paroisses, Quimper et Léon Diocèse, Finistère
"France, Finistère, diocèse de Quimper et Léon, registres paroissiaux, 1772-1894." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 15 October 2025. Paroisses, Quimper et Léon Diocèse (parishes, Quimper and Léon Diocese), Finistère.
