See also: Polish National Catholic
Entries followed by a call number refer to items in the Newberry Library. Items followed by an FHL film number refer to items held by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City; these items can be loaned to the Newberry for a small fee, or to any LDS Family History Center.
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Archives and Records Center
711 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL. 60661
Phone: (312) 831-0711
John J. Treanor, CA, CRM, Vice Chancellor
E-mail: jtreanor@archchicago.org
The center serves as the archives for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Holdings include the records of active Chicago parishes on microfilm. The original records of Old St. Mary's, St. Elizabeth's, and all closed or disbanded congregations are also at the center. Only records dating before 1916 are available for genealogical research. A guide to genealogical research at the archives is available on its web site. An appointment should be make in advance of a visit.
University of Notre Dame Parish Histories Collection
University of Notre Dame Archives
607 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (574) 631-6448
E-mail: archives@nd.edu
The Parish Histories Collection includes 1300 histories, including many belonging to Chicago parishes. A catalog of the holdings is available on the Internet at http://archives.nd.edu/findaids/ead/html/PHC.htm Histories marked "CAPH" are in the Hesburgh Library and circulate.
Denominational web sites may include historical data and directories of congregations.
Archdiocese of Chicago
Includes a parish directory and links to parish web sites.
Deprato Map of Chicago Showing Location of All Catholic Churches. Chicago: The Clason Map Co., 1926. Call # Local History Ref Map 6F OG4104.CE4 (2nd floor open shelf.) Published for the XXVIII International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, June20-24, 1926.
Garraghan, Gilbert Joseph. The Catholic Church in Chicago, 1673-1871: An Historical Sketch. Chicago: Loyola University Press, c1921. Family History Library Film #1650533 (See: "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information).
Parot, Joseph John. Polish Catholics in Chicago, 1850-1920: A Religious History. DeKalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, 1981. Call # BX1418.C4 P37
Bochar, Jack. Locations of Chicago Roman Catholic Churches, 1850-1990. 2nd ed., rev. to 1997. Sugar Grove, Ill.: Czech & Slovak American Genealogy of Illinois, 1998. Call # Local History Ref F548.62 .B63 1998 (2nd floor open shelf.)
Coughlin, Roger J., Cathryn A. Riplinger. The Story of Charitable Care in the Archdiocese of Chicago, 1844-1959. Chicago: Catholic Charities of The Archdiocese of Chicago, 1981. Call # Folio BX1417.C46 C68 1981
Caritas Christi Urget Nos: A History of the Offices, Agencies, and Institutions of the Archdiocese of Chicago: Published on the Occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Priesthood of His Eminence, John Cardinal Cody. Chicago: The Archdiocese of Chicago, 1981. Call # BX1417.C45 C38 1981
Koenig, Harry Corcoran, ed. A History of the Parishes of the Archdiocese of Chicago: Published in Observance of the Centenary of the Archdiocese, 1980: Sponsored by His Eminence John Cardinal Cody. Chicago: Archdiocese of Chicago, 1980. Call # Local History Ref BX1417.C45 H57 (2nd floor open shelf.)
Chicago City Churches
This page features a list of all Roman Catholic parishes in Chicago, their addresses, communities where they are located, and a link to the Family History Library catalog for film numbers. Developed by POINers in Person, an Italian genealogy group.
The Unofficial Directory of Eastern Catholic Churches in Illinois
Lists addresses and phone numbers of Eastern-Rite Roman Catholic Churches in Illinois, including Chicago.
108th and State Street. Lithuanian. Organized 1906. Closed 1989
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1548863 Items 10-13
Baptisms, marriages and deaths, 1890-1915
28th Place and Wallace Street. Irish. Organized 1875.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1753541 Items 4-7
Baptisms, 1875-1916 (in index, K continues after Z)
Baptisms, 1884-1903 (continues on next reel)
FHL Film #1753542 Items 1-8
Baptisms, 1903-1915 (continued)
Marriages, 1875-1892
Marriages, 1894-1915 (includes four in 1916)
Confirmations, 1894-1916
Communion, 1894-1916
Deaths, 1909-1915
See: All Saints. 28th Place and Wallace
See also: St. Anthony of Padua
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1630908 Items 2-3
Baptisms, confirmations & deaths, 1880-1916
Wabansia Avenue and Paulina Street. Irish. Organized 1866. Closed 1978.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1605361 Items 1-5
Baptisms and marriages, 1868-1915
24th and California. Slovak. Organized 1903.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1704690 Items 11-13
Baptisms, marriages & deaths, 1906-1915
60th and Marshfield. Croatian. Organized 1901. Closed 1990.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1289294 Items 3-10
Baptismal registers 1901-1980
Confirmation registers 1930-1970
Marriage records 1901-1907
FHL Film #1289295 Items 1-3
Marriage records 1907-1976
Illinois near Orleans. Italian. Organized 1881.
Ferrazzi, Thomas M. The Little Church Around the Mart Celebrates One Hundred Years of Service in Chicago, 1881-1981. Chicago: Assumption Church, 1981. Call # Folio BX4603.C5 A88
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1579566 Items 3-8
Baptisms, 1881-1888 (includes 2nd index: 1875-1889)
Baptisms, 1885-1893
FHL Film #1579567 Items 1-4
Baptisms, 1893-1898
FHL Film #1579568 Items 1-4
Baptisms, 1898-1903
Baptisms, 1901-1902
FHL Film #1579569 Items 1-5
Baptisms, 1902-1915
Marriages, 1887-1893 (Includes 2nd index: 1875-1883)
FHL Film #1579570 Items 1-7
Marriages, 1893-1916
Confirmations, 1893-1914
Deaths, 1893-1898
Deaths, 1881-1892
FHL Film #1579571 Items 1-2
Deaths, 1899-1915
123rd and Parnell. Polish. Organized 1904. Closed 1990.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1548451 Items 1-3
Baptisms, deaths, marriages and confirmations, 1903- 1915
FHL Film #1710642 Items 7-8
Baptisms, 1889-1910
Baptisms, 1910-1914 (continued on next reel)
FHL Film #1710643 Items 1-5
Baptisms, 1914-1916 (continued from previous reel)
Marriages, 1901-1918
Deaths, 1906-1915
Cermak and Central Park. Organized 1890.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1703801 Items 7-8
Baptisms, 1890-1906
FHL Film #1704111 Items 1-6
Baptism index, 1906-1942
Baptisms, 1906-1916
Marriages, 1891-1910
Marriages, 1908-1916
Confirmations, 1896-1917
Communion, 1913-1915
Confirmations, 1913-1917
49th and King Drive. Irish. Organized 1901.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1750417 Items 12-15
Baptisms, 1901-1912
Marriages, 1901-1915
Baptisms, 1912-1916
Confirmations, 1910-1914
25th and Keeler. Irish and German.Organized 1901.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1703795 Items 1-2
Baptisms & marriages, 1901-1915
43rd and Richmond. Polish. Organized 1908.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1752979 Items 11-14
Baptisms, 1909-1915 (four in 1916)
Marriages, 1909-1915 (four in 1916)
Deaths, 1913-1916.
28th and Kolin Avenue. Polish. Organized 1907.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1703796 Items 1-3
Baptisms, marriages & communion, 1907-1915
605 E. Oakwood Boulevard. Irish. Organized 1880.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1752991 Items 9-11
Baptisms, 1881-1890
Marriages, 1881-1930
Marriages, 1903-1915
Baptisms, 1903-1915
Confirmations, 1902-1917Parish Web Site. Includes parish history.
46th and Hermitage. Lithuanian. Organized 1904.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1763440 Items 4-6
Baptisms, 1904-1913
Baptisms, 1913-1914 (continued on next reel)
FHL Film #1763441 Items 1-5
Baptisms, 1914-1915 (continued from previous reel)
Marriages, 1904-1916
Confirmations, 1915
Deaths, 1904-1915 (two in 1916)
65th and Maryland Avenue. Irish. Organized 1891. Closed 1990.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1710642 Items 4-6
Baptisms, 1891-1916; marriages, 1891-1915
Roosevelt Road and May Street. Irish. Organized 1857.
Mulkerins, Thomas M. Holy Family Parish, Chicago: Priests and People. Chicago: Holy Family Parish History Commission / Universal Press, 1923. Call #Microfilm 816
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1704691 Items 1-5
Baptism index, A-L . 1857-ca. 1945
Baptism index, M-Z . 1857-ca. 1945
Baptisms, 1857-1871
FHL Film #1704692 Items 1-3
Baptisms, 1871-1899
FHL Film #1704693 Items 1-7
Baptisms, 1889-1916 (only two 1916 baptisms)
Confirmations, 1865-1915
Deaths, 1863-1899
FHL Film #1704694 Items 1-4
Deaths, 1899-1916
Marriage index, 1857-ca. 1940
Marriages, 1857-1916 (only five 1916 marriages)
4341 W. Adams. German.Organized 1896.
Merged with St. Mel 1941.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1571962 Items 1-4
Baptisms, communion, confirmations, marriages, deaths, 1896-1915
Superior and Armour. Polish. Organized 1905.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1704696 Item 13
Baptisms, 1905-1909
FHL Film #1704697 Items 1-4
Baptisms, 1909-1912 (includes multiple full-name indexes)
Baptisms, 1912-1915
Baptisms, 1915-1916 (only 3 from 1916)
Marriages, 1905-1912
FHL Film #1704698 Items 1-3
Marriages, 1913-1915
Confirmations, 1909-1914
Deaths, 1905-1916 (only 3 from 1916)
State and Superior. Began in 1846 as a Chapel of the Holy Name at the University of St. Mary of the Lake. Organized as a parish 1849. Although the official cathedral was St. Mary's at Madison and Wabash, Holy Name served as de facto cathedral from 1851 until the Chicago fire in 1871.
Holy Name Cathedral, 1874-1974. Chicago: Holy Name Cathedral, 1974. Call # BX4603.C5 H64 1974
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1578585 Items 7-8
Baptisms, 1872-1891
Baptisms, 1891-1904 (includes full-name index)
FHL Film #1578586 Items 1-5
Baptisms, 1904-1908 (continued)
Baptisms, 1908-1915 (includes full-name index)
Marriages, 1872-1915
Communion and confirmations, 1902-1915Parish Web Site. Includes historical information.
113th and King Drive. Irish. Organized 1882.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1548862 Items 13-16
Baptisms (index) 1882-1934
Baptisms (index) 1882-1917
Baptisms 1882-1903
Baptisms 1882-1904
FHL Film #1548863 Items 1-5
Baptisms, 1890-1894
Baptisms, 1905-1915 (includes index)
Marriages, 1882-1907
Communion, 1887-1888
Confirmations, 1887-1893
Marriages, 1908-1915
Confirmations, 1915
614 N. Western. Italian. Organized 1904.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1703793 Items 4-9
Baptisms, marriages, confirmations & deaths, 1904-1915
108th and Perry. Slovak. Organized 1907. Closed 1973.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1503307 Items 11-12
Baptisms and marriages, 1907-1921
1850 S. Throop Street. Croatian. Organized 1915.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1704696 Item 12
Baptisms, 1914-1915; marriages, 1915; deaths, 1915
FHL Film #1290503 Items 7-10
Baptisms, 1915-1927
Marriage register, 1915-1921
Death register, 1915-1926
New communicants register, 1919-1926
Confirmation register, 1920-1926
FHL Film #1290504
Baptism register, 1928-1970
Baptism register, 1970-1980(continued on next reel)
FHL Film #1290505 Items 1-7
Baptism register, 1978-1980 (continued from previous reel)
Marriage registers, 1922-1980
New communicants register, 1926-1973
Confirmation register, 1928-1979
Death register, 1926-1943
Taylor and Wolcott. German. Organized 1885. Closed 1990.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1710640 Items 1-5
Baptisms, 1885-1915 (includes indexes)
Marriages, 1885-1908
Marriages, 1908-1916 (includes index)
Communion/confirmations, 1900-1917
188 N. Noble Street. Polish. Organized 1873.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1703797 Items 6-9
Baptisms, 1877-1898
FHL Film #1703798 Items 1-4
Baptisms, 1899-1909
FHL Film #1703799 Items 1-4
Baptisms, 1910-1914 (last item cont. on next roll)
FHL Film #1703800 Items 1-6
Baptisms (cont.) 1914
Baptisms, 1915
Marriages, 1893-1914 (last item cont. on next roll)
FHL Film #703801 Items 1-6
Marriages (cont.), 1914-1915
Confirmations 1894-1915
Deaths, 1893-1916
31st and Aberdeen. Organized 1883. Closed 1990.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1711276 Items 11-13
Baptisms, 1906-1915
Baptisms, 1883-1918
Baptisms, 1889-1901 (continued on next reel)
FHL Film #1711277 Items 1-6
Baptisms, 1902-1905 (continued from previous reel)
Marriages, 1883-1908
Marriages, 1908-1915 (includes index)
Confirmations, 1889-1915
Communion, 1896-1915
Deaths, 1883-1915 (includes index)
Talcott and Harlem. Organized 1904.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1548257 Item 6
Baptisms, 1904-15; marriages, 1905-16; deaths, 1905-15; communion, 1904-1920; confirmations, 1908-1915
44th and California. Lithuanian.Organized 1914.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1752992 Items 8-10
Baptisms, marriages, deaths, 1914-1916
1431 N. North Park Avenue. Irish.Organized 1883. Closed 1990.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #579730 Items 2-6
Baptisms, marriages and confirmations, 1862-1916
88th and Commercial Avenue. Polish. Organized 1882.
Diamond Jubilee, 1882-1957, Immaculate Conception B.V.M. Parish. Chicago, 1957? CAll #F 8962 .1697
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1578587 Items 1-5
Baptisms, 1882-1908 (includes full-name indexes)
FHL Film #1578588 Items 1-8
Baptisms, 1908-1915 (includes full-name indexes)
Marriages, 1881-1915 (includes full-name indexes)
Confirmations, 1897-1914
Deaths, 1883-1915 (includes full-name indexes)
Byron and Spaulding. Polish. Organized 1912.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #578084 Items 13-15
Baptisms, marriages and deaths, 1912-1915
North and Monticello. Organized 1909.
Church records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1685790 Items 1-6
Baptisms, marriages, 1st communion & confirmations, 1909-1915