Search Philadelphia Roman Catholic parish registers browse

In this browse search, you can look through baptism and marriage registers from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The registers cover the years from 1800 to 1917.

Depending on the event type, when the event occurred, and the condition of the original records, the amount of information available on your ancestor will vary.

Keep in mind as you look through these records that most Roman Catholic registers were recorded in Latin. See our search tips below for assistance in deciphering the Latin found in these records.

Baptisms

• First name(s)
• Last name
• Birth year
• Birth date
• Baptism year
• Baptism date
• Father’s first name(s)
• Father’s last name
• Mother’s first name(s)
• Mother’s last name
• Residence
• Parish
• Deanery (group of parishes presided over by a dean)
• Town
• County
• Diocese

Marriages

• First name(s)
• Last name
• Sex
• Birth year
• Age
• Status
• Denomination
• Father’s first name(s)
• Mother’s first name(s)
• Marriage year
• Marriage date
• Spouse’s first name(s)
• Spouse’s last name
• Spouse’s birth year
• Spouse’s age
• Spouse’s status
• Spouse’s denomination
• Spouse’s father’s first name(s)
• Spouse’s mother’s first name(s)
• Parish
• Deanery
• Town
• County
• Diocese

These records are from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The diocese covers Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County. Originally formed as a diocese in 1808 by Pope Pius VII, it was made a metropolitan archdiocese in 1875. The Catholic Church has had a presence in the area since as far back as William Penn’s founding of the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681.

The counties included in this collection are Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia North, and Philadelphia South. Chester County is not included.