Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020
Catholic Church records created by parishes and dioceses in Huánuco, Peru. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, 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.
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Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index & images of Catholic Church records of baptism, marriage, and burial from parishes in the diocese in Huánuco, Peru.
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
Dioceses of Huanco
"Perú, Huánuco, Registros Parroquiales y Diocesanos, 1660-2020", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 10 June 2026.
