Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2023
Births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in Colombia. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional images and indexed records will be published as they become available.
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Colombia, Civil Registration
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Colombia,_Civil_Registration_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains an index & images of births and baptisms, marriages, and deaths and burials created by civil registration offices and churches in Colombia. Churches in the dioceses of Buga, Magangué, Montelíbano, Palmira, Sonsón-Rionegro and the archdioceses of Cartagena and Manizales. 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:
FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
- Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Child's name
- Place and date of birth
- Place and date baptism
- Gender
- Parents’ names
- Parent's residence
- Names of godparents
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Ages of bride and groom
- Date and place of marriage
- Marital status
- Civil status or occupation
- Parents’ names
- Witnesses' names
Death
- Name of deceased
- Date and place of death
- Age and residence of deceased
- Cause of death
- Civil status or occupation
- Spouse's name
- Parents’ names
Collection Content
Coverage Map
Diocese included in this collection
Inventory
For a list of all the localities included in this Historical Records publication see Colombia, Civil Registration - Inventory.
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Multiple Civil Registration Offices and churches
"Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2023", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 9 December 2025.
