Requesting Sacramental Records

Existing Parishes

• All sacramental records for the Archdiocese of Newark are kept at the parish where that particular sacrament was celebrated, assuming the parish is still in existence.
  
  
• If you know the name of the parish and that it still exists or if you don't know the name of the parish but have a general idea of the geographical area, please click for the Parishes web page where you can locate parish addresses by name, town, or county.
  
  
• To request sacramental records, please contact the parish in writing using the following form:

Click for Sacramental Record Request Form
(PDF File)

Merged Parishes

• If the parish is not listed on the Parishes web page, it may be merged with another parish. To check for merged parishes, click here for the list.
  

• To request sacramental records from a merged parish, please contact the parish listed in the "Location of Records" column in writing using the following form:

Click for Sacramental Record Request Form
(PDF File)

• To locate parish addresses, please click for the Parishes web page.

Closed Parishes

• If the parish is not listed on the Parishes web page, it may be closed. To check for closed parishes, click here for the list.
  

• To request sacramental records from a closed parish, please contact the Archives at Seton Hall University in writing using the following form and enclose a check for five dollars ($5.00) per certificate payable to Seton Hall University Archives:

Click for Seton Hall University
APPLICATION FOR SACRAMENTAL CERTIFICATES
(PDF File)

Parish Unknown

• If the parish is unknown, please contact Kate Dodds, SHU Archives, doddskat@shu.edu

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Location of Records for Closed or Merged Parishes
Chronological List by Founding Dates

Archives, Walsh Library, Seton Hall University
Tel. 973-761-9476  ~  Fax 973-761-9550