Catholic Church Records
Resources for Catholic Church Records Bibliography
- Allwein, Charles L., Msgr., Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Bally, Pennsylvania,
privately published. 1976. The story of an historic church; presents genealogical information about Catholic pioneers of Goshenhoppen in rural Pennsylvania. At Carnegie Library.
- Archives of Industrial Society, A Descriptive Checklist of Acquisitions,
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 1979. Lists records of ethnic Catholic churches in the Pittsburgh area microfilmed by the Society; an on-going project. At Historical Society of Western Pa.
- Brown, Mary J. Hendry Index to the Holdings of the Genealogical Society of Utah.
Logan, Utah: Everton Publishing Industries, Inc. 1971. Includes vital records of Catholic churches on microfilm available at the Genealogical Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, and its branch libraries.
- Fink, Leo G. Old Jesuit Trails in Penn's Forests, New York: Paulist Press, 1933.
Historical and genealogical data on early settlers served by the Jesuit Fathers. At Carnegie Library.
- Hoenstine, Floyd G., Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research in Pennsylvania, 3rd ed.,
Hollidaysburg, Pa., privately printed, 1978. Numerous Catholic church listings in Western Pa. At Carnegie Library.
- Kittel, Ferdinand, Souvenir of Loretto Centenary 1799-1899, privately published, 1899.
Registers and cemetery records of St. Michael Church, founded by Father Demetrius Gallitzin. At Carnegie Library.
- Lambing, A. A., Rev., Baptismal Register of Fort Duquesne 1754-1756, Pittsburgh:
Meyer, Shinkle and Co., 1885, At Carnegie Library.
- Mohr, Marie Helene. A Bibliography of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg:
Archives Publishing Co., 1949. Lists Catholic church registers in this area. At Carnegie Library.
- Official Catholic Directory, New York: Kenedy, 1866-date. A valuable annual giving directory
and statistical information for the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. At Carnegie Library.
- Stemmons, John D. and Stemmons, E. Diane. The Vital Record Compendium, Logan, Utah:
Everton Publishing Industries, Inc., 1979. Contains numerous listings of Catholic church vital records on microfilm and location of these materials. At Carnegie Library
Other Resources
- The Pittsburgh Catholic, newspaper, published weekly, 1844-date. On Microfilm at
Duquesne University Library
- Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia,
quarterly journal, published by the Society, 1884-1929, 40 vols. Contains Goshenhoppen Registers, 1741-1929, of early Philadelphia churches; also registers of Lancaster, Greensburg, and Conewago. At Carnegie Library.