The different Italian resources are : Parish registers. The Council of Trent 1545-1563) nineteenth ecumenical council recognised by the Catholic Church (was a meeting of Catholic clergy convened by Pope Paul III (acting 1534-1549) in response to the Protestant Reformation . In three separate sessions, the council reaffirmed the authority of the Catholic Church, codified the Scriptures, reformed abuses and condemned Protestant theology, setting out the vision and aims of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The keeping of parish registers, which include registers of baptisms (births), marriages, and deaths, only appeared later. They are kept in the parish of origin. There are also the registers of the state of souls (Stato delle anime) which is the recent parishes by households. This document includes the name of the persons, the dates and places of baptism, communion, confirmation, marriage, burial plus different complementary information (such as: military immigration).miscellaneous information: A duplicate was created around 1820; it is kept at the bishop's palace.To consult it, it is necessary to ask for an authorisation to the director of the diocesan archives.It is kept in duplicate: in the town hall and in the clerk's office of the court.The religious archives, which record the acts of baptisms and marriages, still act as civil status. Search for contact details of dioceses and parishes: List of dioceses and archdioceses of Italy - WikipediaChiesa Cattolica (Catholic Church) - Official website of the Catholic Church in Italy - Offers information on all dioceses in Italy.Chiesa Cattolica - Find parish addresses. To find the postal or e-mail address of the dioceses in Italy.SittiCattolici (Catholic sites) - The...
