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• Catholic Calendar Page

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Ecclesiastical Abbreviations

  Short intro followed by lists of abbreviations for Latin terms found in church records.

• Catholic Family History

  Hints and tips on researching your Catholic family history in England, Wales, and Scotland. Also publicises the work of the Catholic Family History Society.

• Catholic Genealogy

  The Catholic Genealogy website aims to add a unique dimension to genealogy research by drawing together those resources which are available for all genealogists and adding the unique perspective and resources which are required by a genealogist researching their Catholic family history.

• Catholic Marriage Records: Discovering an Immigrant's Place of Origin

  Article by George Ryskamp.

• Catholic Parishes Online Directory and Mass Times

  Includes a search engine parish locator by parish name, area code, city, state, zip code or diocese.

  • U.S. Roman Catholic Dioceses by State

• Catholic Priests in South Australia 1841 - 1906

  Years of service (first to last) of Catholic Priests in the Adelaide and Port Augusta/Pirie regions for the first 65 years of an established Church.

• Catholic-Hierarchy

  Information on dioceses, bishops, countries & events.

• Dioceses Around the World

  A directory of Catholic dioceses with homepages on the Internet.

• History of the Papacy

• Local Catholic Church History and Genealogy Research Guide and Worldwide Directory

  Research Guide to Local Catholic Church Archdiocese, Diocese and Parishes, History, Biographies and Genealogy information and links Worldwide for both Roman and Eastern Rite.

• Mass Times

  Provides addresses for Catholic churches in the United States organized by state and then alphabetically by city name.

• Religious Movements

  From the University of Virginia. Includes profiles on over 200 religious movements. Each profile offers basic demographic and background information, a summary of beliefs, discussion of controversial issues (when appropriate), links to important web sites about each group, and select print bibliographies

  • Orientation to the Religious Group Profile Pages

    • Alphabetic Listing of Group Profile Pages

      • Roman Catholicism

• The Catholic Encyclopedia

• The Catholic Gene ~ Exploring our Catholic family history

  The Catholic Gene was founded by a diverse group of friends who share two common things: a love for both genealogical research and the Roman Catholic faith.

• US Catholic Diocese Addresses

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Calendar of Saints

  When records reference Saint's Days rather than dates.

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Traditional Catholic Calendar