Philippines, La Union, Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, 1621-1985

Church records including baptisms, marriages, deaths, and confirmations from the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union.

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Philippines, La Union, Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

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What Is In This Collection?

This collection contains church records including marriages, deaths, and confirmations from the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines for the years 1801-1984. Baptism records are included for the years 1900-1914. Civil authorities did not steadily register vital events in the Philippines until the nineteenth century.

For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Philippines Church 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:

To Browse This Collection

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth

Name, age, and gender
Date and place of baptism
Date and place of birth
Names of parents
Names of witnesses
Fathers Occupation

Confirmation

Name
Date and place of confirmation (The date and place of the confirmation will most often be on the first page of the register)
Names of parents
Names of godparents

Marriage

Names and ages of groom and bride
Date and place of marriage
Birthplaces of groom and bride
Names of groom’s parents
Names of bride’s parents
Who performed the marriage
Names of witnesses

Death

Deceased’s name, gender, and age (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name)
Date and place of death
Year and place of birth
Marital Status/Name of Spouse
Names of parents
Birthplaces of parents
Names and residences of informants/witnesses
Date and place of burial
Names of surviving children

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

1,041,484 Records

9,199,381 Personas

33,723 Images

Language

Spanish English

Location of Original Records

Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

Cite This Collection

"Philippines, La Union, Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, 1621-1985." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 23 March 2026. Diócesis de San Fernando de La Unión, Ciudad de San Fernando (Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, San Fernando City).

Philippines, La Union, Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, 1621-1985

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