Archdiocesan Archives: Where to Find Records

Public/ Vital Records and Genealogy Research Assistance

• General Resource Guide (PDF)

Adoption/ Orphanage Records

• Please contact Catholic Charities for assistance or,
• Please contact the State of Connecticut, Department of Children & Families – Office of Foster Care & Adoption Services for assistance.

Catholic Transcript, The (newspapers)

• The Catholic Transcript (newspapers) from 1925 (AUG) – 1978 (DEC) are available online via The Catholic News Archive website.

Cemetery/ Burial Records

• Please contact the Catholic Cemeteries Association for assistance.

Personnel Records

• Priests & Deacons – please contact the Office of the Chancellor for assistance.
• Religious – please contact the religious order’s main governing/ provincial house for assistance.
• AOH personnel – please contact the Office of Human Resources for assistance.
• AOH school personnel:
  • If the school is open – please contact the school directly for assistance.
  • If the school is closed – please contact the Office of Catholic Schools for assistance.
• Former employees and/or residents of AOH affiliated institutions and homes:
  • If the institution/ home is open – please contact the institution/ home directly for assistance.
  • If the institution/ home is closed – please contact the Office of Human Resources for assistance.

Relics (Altar)

• Statement on Altar Relics (PDF)

Sacramental Records

• See the Sacramental Records page.

School Records

• Transcripts/ student files:
  • If the school is open – directly contact the Registrar’s Office at the school.
  • If a grade school or high school has merged – directly contact the Registrar’s Office for the welcoming or newly created school.
  • If a grade school is closed – please contact the Parish Office associated with the school for assistance.
  • If the parish is closed – please contact the Office of Catholic Schools for assistance.
  • If a high school is closed – please contact the Office of Catholic Schools for assistance.
  • If the school is/was run by a specific religious order – please contact the religious order’s main governing/ provincial house for assistance.
  • Usually involves colleges/ universities and private high schools
  • Seminarians & Diaconate candidates – please contact the Office of the Chancellor for assistance.

Tribunal Records

• Please contact Metropolitan Tribunal for assistance.