Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979

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

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Mexico, Guerrero, 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 Guerrero, Mexico. The collection includes the years 1576 to 1979.

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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Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism

Date of baptism or confirmation
Place of the event and usually the parish saint name
Name of the person being baptized or confirmed
Names of the parents
Age or birth date of the person being baptized or confirmed
Gender
Legitimacy

Marriage

Date of marriage
Place of the event and usually the parish saint name
Names of the betrothed
Names of the parents
Names of the witnesses
Ages and marital statuses of the betrothed
Places of origin and residence of the betrothed and sometimes that of the parents
Legitimacy of the betrothed

Death

Date of death or burial
Place of burial or death
Name of the deceased person
Sometimes the names of the parents or the spouse, if the deceased was married
Age of the deceased person at the time of death
Place of residence or origin of the deceased person

Collection Content

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

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1965 Baptism
1961 Confirmation
1966 Marriage Information
1959 Marriage Record
1931 Death

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

2,582,454 Records

21,256,574 Personas

1,584,621 Images

Language

Spanish

Location of Original Records

Paróquias Católicas, Guerrero (Catholic Church parishes, Guerrero)

Cite This Collection

"México, Guerrero, registros parroquiales, 1576-1979." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 July 2026. Paróquias Católicas, Guerrero (Catholic Church parishes, Guerrero).