Venezuela, Diocese of San Cristóbal, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes records of baptism, marriage, and death from Catholic parishes under the Diocese of San Cristóbal located in the State of Táchira. The San Cristóbal diocese was established in 1922, many parishes it serves date from the 19th century, and some of the parishes it serves date back to the 17th century.

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)

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Name, age, and gender Birth date and place Date and place of baptism Names of parents Names of godparents

Confirmation Name, age, and gender Date and place of confirmation Names of parents Names of godparents

Marriage Names 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 Date and place of death Marital status/name of spouse Names of parents

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1925 Baptism Record

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  1884 Confirmation Record

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  1868 Marriage Record

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  1876 Death Record

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at Venezuela, Diocese of San Cristóbal, Catholic Church Records Digital Folder Number List.