Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1961
Catholic Church records created by parishes in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and indexes.
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Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index and images of church records of baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths for cities in the province of Santiago del Estero. The parishes contained in the collection are Nuestra Señora de Loreto, El Señor de los Milagros, Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, San Miguel Arcángel and Inmaculada Concepción.
In 1886 the civil government began keeping vital records (civil registration). If you are looking for ancestors who came before this time, then the Catholic Church parish registers are the best records available to identify these individuals, since church records were around for hundreds of years prior to civil registration. For civil vital records of births, deaths, and marriages after 1886, see Argentina Civil Registration (Registro Civil).
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
- 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 Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1961. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information in these records usually include the following: Baptism
- Date of event
- Place of event
- Name of child
- Age of child
- Father’s name
- Father's age and origin
- Mother’s name
- Mother’s age and origin
- Godparents' names and their origin
Confirmation
- Name, age and gender
- Parents
- Godparents
Marriage
- Date of event
- Place of event
- Name of groom
- Groom’s nationality, origin, age, occupation and race
- Groom's parents' names
- Name of bride
- Bride’s nationality, origin, age, occupation and race
- Bride’s parents’ names
- Witnesses' name, civil status and residence
Death
- Parish place and date of event
- Name of deceased
- Date of death
- Cause of death
- Age of deceased
- Origin of deceased
- Occupation of deceased
- Parents’ names of deceased
- Place of burial
Collection Content
For additional details about these records and help using them see Argentina Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Sample Images
1869 Baptism Records
1912 Confirmation Records
1894 Marriage Certificate
1871 Death Records
Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Catholic Church Records - Inventory
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Multiple Catholic parishes
"Argentina, Santiago del Estero, registros parroquiales, 1581-1961." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 2 August 2026. Parroquias Católicas, Santiago del Estero (Catholic Church parishes, Santiago del Estero).
