Colombia, Costa, Church Records, 1778-2019

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains index & images to Catholic Church records from parishes in the Archdiocese of Cartagena and the dioceses of Montelibano and Santa Marta in Colombia. These records include baptisms, confirmations, marriages, prenuptial investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, and indexes.

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 following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Date of baptism Place of baptism Name Birthdate Place of birth Legitimacy Parents' names Godparents' names

Marriage Birthdates of bride and groom Names of bride and groom Date of marriage Place of marriage Groom's place of birth Groom's age, baptism date, and residence Groom's parents' names Bride’s place of birth Bride's age, baptism date, and residence Bride's parents' names Witnesses' names

Burial Date, place, and time of death Name and age of deceased Deceased's marital status/name of spouse Deceased's origin and residence Legitimacy Cause of death Names of deceased's parents Residence of parents Names of witnesses Burial place

Collection Content

Coverage Map

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  Archidiocese of Cartagena and dioceses of Montelibano and Santa Marta

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  Diocese in Northern Colombia

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  Diocese in Southern Colombia

Inventory

For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Colombia, Costa, Church Records – Inventory.