Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico
Santa Fe County

Film Codes:   (For locations of the research facilities, see Records.)

AASF: Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
FHL: (LDS). Catholic church records filmed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

County:
Santa Fe County is one of the seven original partidos created under Mexican rule. Then, under U.S. rule, it became a U.S. county on January 9, 1852. The city of Santa Fe was established in 1610 and named for a city in Spain built in 1492 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. The oldest church and house in the U.S. are still standing in Santa Fe, built well before the Pilgrims' landing on the east coast of the continent. The Santa Fe County Courthouse address is P.O. Box 1985, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Phone (505) 986-6280; FAX (505) 995-2767. E-mail: RBustamante@co.santa-fe.nm.us

Diocese: This county is within the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe (see map). Where can you search the records, books, and microfilm? See Records for the sources and addresses known to date.

Published records:
New Mexico Genealogist: Since its first issue in 1962, the Genealogist has been publishing a continuous stream of county, state, and church records as well as other informative articles. Available:
1) a CD containing every issue published in the first forty years of publication:  See NMG-CD.
2) a printed topic index 1962-1999: Book #E4b at NMGS Press.
3) An index for each current year is provided within the Genealogist in that year's December issue.
4) There are also selected articles from the Genealogist being published on this web site. For a list, see Genealogist online.

Most Catholic church records are available on microfilm, and volunteers have extracted, translated, and published many of those records with indexes. Click on the links below to see which other books are already available from these two societies:

Assistance:
Due to the volume of incoming mail, this webmaster is not able to answer online research questions. Instead, please try our extensive link section. Two other volunteer groups are New Mexico GenWeb and New Mexico Ancestors. Both are linked to larger networks of sites covering the entire state of New Mexico.

To the best of our knowledge, the information presented here is accurate and up to date. If you have corrections or additions to contribute, please add the words "Catholic Church Project" in the subject line, include your source reference, and email to: webmaster@nmgs.org.  Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico is a work-in-progress and the pages will be updated as additional information is received.