Catholic Records - Archdiocese of Hartford

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Location: Connecticut, United States
Surnames/tags: Catholic records Connecticut

The Archdiocese of Hartford does not maintain any sacramental records directly and will not assist with genealogical research if contacted - you MUST contact the parish. However, for the parishes that have closed , it can be difficult to ascertain their location, hence the reason for this page

• Page in development*

• Excel Spreadsheet of all open and closed parishes with their current record location, as of Sept. 2019 view on Google sheets

Known Compilations of Records

• Space:Guide_to_Catholic_Records_in_Connecticut

Time Period

The first Catholic Church was not established in Connecticut until 1829, Holy Trinity of Hartford.

Early parishes (up to 1875)

If your ancestor was Catholic, it may be helpful to look in these towns for a marriage record.

Town/City	Name of Parish	Date Established	Date Closed
ANSONIA	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	1870	Open
BRANFORD	St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception	1858	2017
BRISTOL	St. Joseph	1864	OPEN
CANAAN	St. Patrick (Falls Village)	1850	2003
CANTON	St. Patrick	1856	Open
CHESHIRE	St. Bridget	1871	2017
EAST HARTFORD	St. Mary	1873	2017
ENFIELD	St. Patrick	1863	2017
HARTFORD	Holy Trinity	1829	1851
HARTFORD	Cathedral of St. Joseph	1872	Open
HARTFORD	St. Lawrence O’Toole	1883	2017
HARTFORD	St. Patrick	1829	1958
HARTFORD	St. Peter	1859	2017
MERIDEN	St. Rose of Lima	1851	Open
NAUGATUCK	St. Francis of Assisi	1866	Open
NEW BRITAIN	St. Mary	1848	2017
NEW HAVEN	Christ Church	1834	1838
NEW HAVEN	Sacred Heart	1875	2017
NEW HAVEN	St. Boniface (German)	1868	2017
NEW HAVEN	St. Francis of Assisi	1868	2017
NEW HAVEN	St. John the Evangelist (Spanish)	1858	1990
NEW HAVEN	St. Mary	1834	Open
NEW HAVEN	St. Patrick	1852	1966
NEW MILFORD	St. Francis Xavier	1871	Open
ROXBURY	St. Patrick (mission)	1871	2017
SALISBURY	St. Mary	1875	2017
SOUTHINGTON	St. Thomas	1862	2021
THOMASTON	St. Thomas	1871	2017
TORRINGTON	St. Francis of Assisi	1874	2017
WALLINGFORD	Most Holy Trinity	1856	Open
WATERBURY	Basilica of the Immaculate Conception	1847	Open
WATERBURY	St. Peter	1847	1857
WATERBURY	Immaculate Conception	1847	Open
WINSTED	St. Joseph	1851	Open
WINDSOR LOCKS	St. Mary	1852	2017