Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1520-2014
Catholic Church records created by parishes in the Philippines. These records include: baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available.
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Philippines, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Catholic church records of baptism, marriage, and burial from multiple parishes in the Philippines. Some records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. A list of dioceses in the Philippines can be found at Philippines Catholic Dioceses.
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 Latin and Spanish. For help reading them see:
- Latin Genealogical Word List
- Spanish Genealogical Word List
- Brigham Young University: Script tutorial for Spanish
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Baptism
- Child's name
- Gender
- Date and place of baptism
- Date and place of birth
- Names of parents
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Date and place of marriage
- Birthplaces bride and groom
- Ages of bride and groom
- Names of groom’s parents
- Names of bride’s parents
- Officiant
- Names of witnesses
Burial
- Deceased's name
- Death date
- Age or birth date
- Residence
- Father's name
- Mother's name
- Spouse's name if married
Collection Content
Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in these collections see Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1520-2014 - Inventory.
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Multiple Catholic parishes
"Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1520-2014", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 21 May 2026.
