El Salvador, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains index and images of Catholic church records for El Salvador. These records cover parishes throughout El Salvador. For a complete list of all the parishes contained in this collection see Parishes of El Salvador. Entries were normally made in chronological order. Some confirmations may be found within the baptism records and some prenuptial investigations and marriage dispensation may be found within the marriage records.

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
• Brigham Young University: Spanish Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Learning Center:

• Reading Spanish Handwriting
• Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting - Introduction
• Registros Civiles y Parroquiales (In Spanish)

To Browse This collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for El Salvador, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Baptism date and place Name of child baptized Birth date and place Names of parents Names of godparents

Marriage Date and place of the marriage Name of bride and groom Groom’s age, civil status and residence Groom’s parents’ names Bride's age, civil status, origin and residence Bride’s parents’ names Witnesses’ names, age, civil status, occupation, origin and residence

Death Date and place of death Name and age of deceased Birthdate Birthplace Marital status of deceased Cause of death Parents’ names of deceased Burial date and place

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1927 Baptism Record

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  1935 Confirmations

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  1942 Marriage Record

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  1868 Death Records