Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1999
Catholic Church records created by parishes in the district of Coimbra. These records include: baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Additional images will be published as they become available. These records are housed at the Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra.
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Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection of church records includes the years 1459 to 1911. The records included in this collection are those of baptisms, marriages, and burial/deaths from parishes in the Diocese of Coimbra, Portugal. These parish records have been preserved relatively well. Some of the older registers appear to have some physical damage; therefore, some data may be difficult to read or some even may be lost. However, in general, they are in good condition for extracting genealogical information. The text of the records is in Portuguese. Earlier records were handwritten in narrative style; newer records are handwritten in formatted registers.
Catholic Church parish registers were created to record the church sacraments of baptism, marriage, death, burial, and other ordinances performed on parishioners by an authorized priest in his area of jurisdiction.
Catholic Church parish records are a reliable source for doing genealogical research in Coimbra, Portugal, before 1911, when the civil registration was implemented. For records after 1911, it is suggested that you research both the civil registry and the church records to verify information.
Parish priests performed the ordinances for baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials, and the other holy sacraments in the jurisdiction of their assigned parish or parishes. All the original parish records were kept in the parish archive under the custody of the priest. However, a duplicate of these registers was regularly sent to the diocesan archive where the records were centralized and kept at a higher state of preservation.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are in Portuguese. For help reading them see:
What Can These Records Tell Me?
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Birth
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Marriage
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Death or Burial
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Collection Content
1906 Baptismal Record
Marriage Record
1908 Death Record
Collection Details
Language
Portuguese
Location of Original Records
University of Coimbra Archives
"Portugal, Coimbra, Registros Paroquiais, 1459-1999." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 April 2026. Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra (University of Coimbra Archives, Coimbra).
