Sacramental Records Request - Confidential

All requests for Sacramental Certificates (official documents attesting to a sacrament having been conferred – not issued for family history purposes) should go to the parish that holds the original (Baptismal) sacramental record book. These records are confidential and may only be requested and released to authorized recipients as defined below. 
 

Authorized recipients include:

• The individual named in the record (if over age 18 or an emancipated minor).

• A parent or legal guardian of the individual (if the individual is under 18).

• Officials of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, other dioceses, or of parishes of the Archdiocese or of other Roman Catholic dioceses.

• Other parties as designated or permitted by court order, subpoena, summons, or state or federal statute.

 

Genealogy and/or Family Research

Parishes do not provide sacramental information for genealogy research, nor are sacramental certificates issued for that purpose. Sacramental records less than 100 years old are considered private records, are not available for family history research, and cannot be requested from the parish or archdiocese. Those seeking more recent records of family members can request civil records of birth, marriage, and death from the State of Minnesota for similar information.