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Request a Record. All requests for certificates or other information must be received in writing. Records are only available for closed parishes, schools and orphanages. For a complete list of Archives holdings, click here. For the records of closed institutions held elsewhere, click here.
Records Management. Request a Record. Archival Collections. Genealogy Resources. Photo Exhibit. Hand in Hand: The History of Bronzeville’s Black Catholic Community.
The Archives and Records Center is the repository for the inactive records and archival collections of archdiocesan agencies, programs and organizations. Processed collections include organizational papers for the Poor Clares, Pueri Cantores, the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Catholic Action Federation.
If you aren't able to locate a parish record using FamilySearch's index, try Find My Past. Their collection includes Chicago Roman Catholic Cemetery Records, 1864-1989 | Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms | Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Marriages | Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Burials and more.
The Archdiocese of Chicago's Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Archives & Records Center is the official repository for the records of the Archdiocese of Chicago and gateway to its past.
Microfilm copies of all sacramental records up to and including the year 1925, and most cemetery records, are available for research in the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Joseph Cardinal Bernadin Archives & Records Center.
Its mission is to be the key source of information about the church in Chicago. It provides news, analysis and commentary about the church at the world, national and local levels and about issues of concern to the Catholic community.
