FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Portugal Civil Registration & Catholic Parishes

Instruction

Master Instruction List
Task List

Step One: Open Page in Wikitext

• From the Civil Registration & Church Records Task List, select a district. This will take you to the district's table of municipalities.
• Click on the first available municipality. This will take you to the municipality's page.
• Click Edit Source

Step Two: Locate the Civil Registration Office

• In a separate window, open the website Conservatórias do registo civil
• Select the municipality's district (distrito) from the right-hand sidebar.
• Click Conservatoria do registro civil em (Province Name)
• Find the civil registration office for the municipality
  • A fast way to find the reference is the Find function, usually accessed by typing control-F, then typing in the municipality's name

Step Three: Copy Civil Registrar Information into the Wiki

In the section Contact a Civil Registration Office, copy the contact information from the civil registrar(s) on Conservatórias do Registo Civil

• Copy the name of the civil register's office exactly as it appears on Conservatórias do Registo Civil
• Format the address as follows, using ALL CAPS

ADDRESS LINE 1 <br>
ADDRESS LINE 2 <br>
PORTUGAL<br>

• In phone number, copy the phone number as

 Phone: NUMBER <br> 

• In email, format the email as follows:

 Email: [mailto:email email] <br> 

• Make sure the email address is copied twice into the template, with a space between the two emails

Delete the second template for civil register's office if there is only one office

(Possible) Step Four: Delete template for Contact a Civil Registration Office

If there is no civil registrar office listed on Conservatórias do Registo Civil do the following:

• Delete both address templates, including all of the following

The following is a list of civil registration offices within the municipality.<br> 

'''Conservatória do Registo Civil de [MUNICIPALITY NAME]'''<br>
address<br>
phone number<br>
[mailto:email email address]<br>

'''Conservatória do Registo Civil de [MUNICIPALITY NAME]'''<br>
address<br>
phone number<br>
[mailto:email email address]<br>

• Paste the following phrase under Contact a Civil Registration Office:

There are no known civil registration offices within the municipality of MUNICIPALITY NAME. Contact a civil registration office in a nearby municipality to find out if they have the records for MUNICIPALITY NAME.

• Replace MUNICIPALITY NAME with the name of the municipality.

Step Five: Delete "Contact a Parish"

We will not be listing contact information for Catholic parishes on the wiki.

• Delete the template for contacting a parish, including all of the following information:

The following is a list of parishes within the municipality of Águeda. There may be additional parishes not listed on this page.<br> 

'''Parish Name'''<br>
address<br>
phone number<br>
[mailto:email email address]<br>

'''Parish Name'''<br>
address<br>
phone number<br>
[mailto:email email address]<br>

• Paste the following information into the space underneath "=== Contact a Parish ==="

If you are seeking church records created more recently than 1910, it is possible to obtain them by writing to the parish where the record was created. Writing to a parish is not always a reliable way to obtain information, because officials may or may not respond. <br>

'''[http://www.conferenciaepiscopal.pt/v1/dioceses/ Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa]''' lists websites for the 20 Dioceses of Portugal. Once on the Diocesan website, use the listing of parishes (paróquias) to locate contact information for the parish in question.<br> 

Example Page

The following link is the completed municipality page for The Municipality of Águeda