Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Acireale, Catholic Church Records, 1560-1950
Images of baptisms, marriages, and deaths from the Diocese of Acireale (Diocesi di Acireale), Catania, Italy. Also includes confirmations (cresime); church censuses (stato delle anime); and marriage supplemental documents (processetti). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality. Images will be added as they become available.
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Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Acireale, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of images of baptisms, marriages, and deaths from the Diocese of Acireale (Diocesi di Acireale), Catania, Italy. Also includes confirmations (cresime); church censuses (stato delle anime); and marriage supplemental documents (processetti).
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Computer Aided Indexing (CAI)
Some or all of the indexed records for this collection were created using Computer Aided Indexing (CAI) from records digitized by FamilySearch or its partners. For more information on CAI see FamilySearch Computer Aided Indexing.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Italian. For help reading them see:- Italy Languages
- Italian Genealogical Word List
- Italy Handwriting
- Brigham Young University: Italian Script Tutorial
- FamilySearch Learning Center: Reading Italian Handwritten Records
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Acireale, Catholic Church Records, 1560-1950. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Child's name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Gender
- Parent's names
- Parent's occupations
- Parent's residence
- Baptismal date
- Baptismal place
- Names of godparents
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Their ages or birthdates
- Their birthplaces
- Their residences
- Their occupations
- Their marital status
- Parent's or father's names
- Names of witnesses
Death
- Deceased's name
- Date of death
- Age or birthdate
- Residence
- Occupation
- Cause of death
- Spouse or father's name
- Burial place
- Burial date
Collection Content
See Italy Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records for details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them.
Sample Images
1909 Marriage Record
1918 Burial Record
Collection Details
Language
Italian
Location of Original Records
Catania Archdiocese Archives, Catania, Italy
"Italia, Catania, Diocesi di Acireale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1560-1950." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 28 April 2026. Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Catania (Catania Archdiocese Archives, Catania).
