Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015
Records created by Catholic parishes in Chile. These records include: baptisms, marriages, burial records, pre-marriage investigation files, confirmations, and indexes. 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. The images of the original records are available through FamilySearch Family History Centers.
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Chile, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index & images of baptisms, marriages, and deaths from Catholic parishes in Chile.
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
- 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
- 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
- Marriage place
Burial
- Deceased's name
- Date of death
- Age or birthdate
- Residence
- Occupation
- Cause of death
- Spouse or father's name
- Burial place
- Burial date
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Episcopacy of the Catholic Church, Chile
"Chile, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1633-2015." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 11 June 2026. Episcopacy of the Catholic Church, Chile.
