Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains Catholic Church records created in the Archdiocese of Caracas, Venezuela. These records include baptisms, confirmations, marriages, prenuptial investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, and miscellaneous administrative documents.

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 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 information in these records may include the following:

Baptism Date and place of the baptism Name and gender Date of birth Legitimacy Parents’ names, residence, and/or place of birth Name of godparents

Marriage Date and place of marriage Names and ages of bride and groom Marital status Place of birth and residence of the bride and groom Parents’ names and residence Name of witnesses

Death Deceased’s name, gender, and age Marital status/name of spouse Date and place of burial Date and place of death Names of parents

Collection Content

Coverage Map

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  Map of the diocese of Caracas

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  Roman Catholic diocese in Venezuela