Germany, Bavaria, Catholic Church Records, 1650-1875

Catholic records from Bavaria, Germany. Baptism, marriage and burial records included.

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Germany, Bavaria, Catholic Church Records

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What is in This Collection?

This collection has baptism, marriage, and burial records from the Catholic records from Bavaria, Germany.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in German and Latin. For help reading these records see:

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism

Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of baptism
Name of child
Parents’ names
Gender
Witnesses or godparents

Marriage

Date of marriage
Names of bride and groom
Birth year or ages of bride and groom
Names of bride and groom’s parents

Death

Name of deceased
Date of death
Residence
Cause of death
Parents’ names
Spouse’s name (if married)
Occupation of deceased

Collection Content

For more information about these records see Germany, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

1,140,810 Records

2,573,503 Personas

229,358 Images

Language

German, Latin

Location of Original Records

Multiple Catholic churches

Cite This Collection

"Deutschland, Bayern, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1653-1875", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 20 November 2025.

Germany, Bavaria, Catholic Church Records, 1650-1875

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