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Guide To St. Louis Catholic Archdiocesan Parish Records
Compiled by Christine Human Hughes, MLS
Published by Friends of St. Louis County Library




Front cover of Guide to St. Louis Catholic Archdiocese Parish Records
 

Did your ancestors live in or migrate through the city of St. Louis (an independent city after 1876), the county of St. Louis, or one of the Missouri counties that make up the Archdiocese of St. Louis? If so, they may have left records in one or more of its parishes or missions.

As illustrated on the front cover of the Guide, the Archdiocese of St. Louis includes the following area of Missouri:

  • Franklin County
  • Jefferson County
  • Lincoln County
  • Perry County
  • St. Charles County
  • St. Francois County
  • St. Louis City (an independent city after 1876)
  • St. Louis County
  • Ste. Genevieve County
  • Warren County
  • Washington County
Features
This softbound book, 348 pages in length, includes:
  • Alphabetical listing of all parishes/missions showing SLCL/LDS film numbers, types of records, and years covered for each parish or mission
  • Charts showing parishes by  
    • founding date (1st parish founded in 1759)
    • county
    • ethnic grouping if known
  • List of former place names with current names
  • Map showing location of towns outside St. Louis City/County that contained a parish or mission

Price

  • Friends of St. Louis County Library members – $17.50 + $2.50 shipping
  • Non-members – $22.50 per copy + $2.50 shipping

Copies may be purchased

  1. In person - in the Special Collections Department which is located on Tier V of St. Louis County Library's Headquarters facility, 1640 So. Lindbergh Blvd, or at any St. Louis County Library Branch.
  2. By mail - print out a copy of the order form (see below), complete all information, and mail with check or money order made payable to St. Louis County Library Foundation

printer Printable Order Form

    To go to a web page containing an image of the order form, click here. 

Map of Archdiocese of St. Louis

For more information about the area covered by the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the towns and cities outside St. Louis City and County that had Catholic parishes or mission churches, click here.

Modified: 01 March 2010

 
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