RECA General Parish Records Search Request

Please no walk-ins. We receive a high volume of requests and inquiries. Email is the preferred method of contact. Use the request form below.

This form can be used to request a general parish records search into the Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives.

Request SCHOOL RECORDS at https://www.archstl.org/transcripts/.

Request BAPTISM OR MARRIAGE (or other sacraments) certificates at https://www.archstl.org/certificates/.

Please see the RECA FAQ page and submit separate requests for each individual, sacrament, and school attended.

If you are looking for records from an OPEN PARISH, that parish will hold its own records. Find contact information in the Parish Directory. Archives does not have many records from open parishes.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives holds the records from closed parishes. There are not membership rosters nor tithing receipts of parishioners who attended the parish. It is possible there are other records that contain address information that may support your RECA application. Each parish may not have the same records, nor a complete set of records.

Please note that we cannot advise what the RECA Program will accept as documented proof for your claim. Please contact the Department of Justice RECA Program for further guidance.  

Fees

There is a nonrefundable $10 fee to search and certify the records. We cannot guarantee that we will locate relevant records on the person. Payment can be made via credit card or check, made out to the Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives:

• Click the “Submit Online Payment” button after you submit the form.
• Call us to relay your credit card information over the phone.
• Mail payments to: Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives, 20 Archbishop May Drive, St. Louis MO 63119-5738.

Certification

Documents will be mailed to the name and address you provide below. In accordance with RECA guidelines, photocopies of records are certified by a signature, date and seal. A cover letter with the letterhead, signature, and date, will be attached stating, “The attached record(s) containing [#] pages pertaining to [NAME of person in question] is a true and accurate copy of a record kept in our files.” If applicable, it will include “Private information pertaining to other people has been redacted.” 

Submit ONE form per person and per parish. If a person attended multiple parishes, please fill out a separate form for a search on that person into the other parishes’ records.

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Your Contact Information

Your Name *

First

Last

Your Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

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Zip Code

Documents will be certified with a cover letter and mailed to this address.

Your Email *

Your Phone *

Search Criteria

Provide information about the people and parish to search. Please fill out one form per parish if you require searches in multiple parishes’ records.

Name of the Person you are searching *

ONLY the person you are filing a RECA application for. In the next section, you can describe important relationships to this person that might assist in locating records.

Additional Relationships

Were there a spouse, parents, siblings, or children living in the same household that might assist in the search?

Parish Name and City *— Select Choice —All Saints – University CityAnnunciation – St. Louis CityAscension / St. Paul – NormandyAssumption – HerculaneumAssumption – PerryvilleAssumption – St. Louis CityBlessed Teresa of Calcutta – FergusonCorpus Christi – JenningsCure of Ars – ShrewsburyGood Shepherd – FergusonHoly Angels / Our Lady of the Angels – KinlochHoly Cross – St. Louis CityHoly Family – St. Louis CityHoly Ghost – BerkeleyHoly Ghost – St. Louis CityHoly Guardian Angels – St. Louis CityHoly Innocents – St. Louis CityHoly Trinity – St. AnnImmaculate Conception – ArnoldImmaculate Conception – MaplewoodImmaculate Conception – St. MaryImmaculate Conception – St. Louis CityImmaculate Conception / St. Henry – St. Louis CityImmaculate Conception – West AltonImmaculate Heart of Mary – St. Louis CityMary, Queen of the Universe – LemayMost Blessed Sacrament – St. Louis CityMost Holy Name of Jesus – St. Louis CityMost Holy Rosary – St. Louis CityMost Holy Trinity – St. Louis CityMost Holy Trinity (Slovak, closed 1982) – St. Louis CityMost Precious Blood – St. Louis CityNativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – BelgiqueNativity of Our Lord – St. Louis CityNorth American Martyrs – FlorissantNotre Dame de Lourdes – WellstonOur Lady Help of Christians – St. Louis CityOur Lady of Covandago – St. Louis CityOur Lady of Czestochowa – St. Louis CityOur Lady of Fatima – FlorissantOur Lady of Good Counsel – Bellefontaine NeighborsOur Lady of Good Counsel – St. Louis CityOur Lady of Loretto – Spanish LakeOur Lady of Mercy – HazelwoodOur Lady of Mount Carmel – St. Louis CityOur Lady of Perpetual Help – St. Louis CityOur Lady of Sorrows – St. LouisOur Lady of the Presentation – OverlandOur Lady of the Rosary – ClaryvilleOur Lady of the Rosary – Spanish LakeOur Lady of the Holy Cross – Saint LouisSacred Heart of Jesus – St. Louis CitySt. Adalbert – St. Louis CitySt. Agnes – St. Louis CitySt. Aloysius – Spanish LakeSt. Aloysius Gonzaga – St. LouisSt. Andrew – LemaySt. Ann – St. Louis CitySt. Ann’s Hospital (and Home) – St. Louis CitySt. Ann Shrine (Visitation) – St. Louis CitySt. Augustine – St. Louis CitySt. Augustine – St. Louis City (1371 Hamilton)St. Barbara – St. Louis CitySt. Barnabas – O’FallonSt. Bartholomew – HazelwoodSt. Bernadette – LemaySt. Bernard – St. Louis CitySt. Blaise – Maryland HeightsSt. Bonaventure – St. Louis CitySt. Boniface – PerryvilleSt. Boniface – St. Louis CitySt. Bridget of Erin – St. Louis CitySt. Casimir – Hathaway ManorSt. Casimir – St. Louis CitySt. Catherine of Alexandria – RiverviewSt. Catherine of Siena – PagedaleSt. Charles Borromeo – St. Louis CitySt. Christopher – FlorissantSt. Columbkille – ByrnesvilleSt. Columbkille – St. Louis CitySt. Cronan – St. Louis CitySt. David – ArnoldSt. Dismas – FlorissantSt. Dominic SavioSt. Edward – St. Louis CitySt. Elizabeth – St. Louis CitySt. Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist – St. Louis CitySt. Engelbert – St. Louis CitySt. Francis of Assisi – LuebberingSt. Francis De Sales – St. Louis CitySt. Francis of Assisi – Portage des SiouxSt. Frances Xavier Cabrini – JenningsSt. George – AfftonSt. Gregory – St. AnnSt. Hedwig – St. Louis CitySt. Henry – St. Louis CitySt. Jerome – St. Louis CitySt. Joan of Arc – St. Louis CitySt. John Bosco – Creve CoeurSt. John Paul II – AfftonSt. John the Apostle – BismarkSt. John the Apostle and Evangelist – St. Louis CitySt. John the Baptist – St. Louis CitySts. John and James – FergusonSt. Joseph – St. Louis CitySt. Joseph Home for Boys – St. Louis CitySt Joseph National Lithuanian – St. Louis CitySt. Joseph – TiffSt. Jude – OverlandSt. Kevin – St. AnnSt. Kevin – St. Louis CitySt. Lawrence O’Toole – St. Louis CitySt. Lawrence the Martyr – BridgetonSt. Leo – St. Louis CitySt. Liborius – St. Louis CitySaint Louis University Desloge HospitalSt. Louise de Marillac – JenningsSt. Lucy – St. Louis CitySt. Luke the Evangelist – Richmond HeightsSt. Malachy – St. Louis CitySt. Mark – St. Louis CitySt. Martin de Porres – HazelwoodSt. Mary Magdalen (Church of the Magdalen) – St. Louis CitySt. Mary of Victories – St. Louis CitySt. Mary’s – BridgetonSts. Mary and Joseph – St. Louis CitySaint Matthew the Apostle – St. Louis CitySt. Matthias – LemaySt. Michael – St. Louis CitySt. Nicholas – St. Louis CitySt. Patrick – St. Louis Convention CenterSt. Patrick – University CitySt. Patrick – St. Louis City (6th and Biddle)St. Paul – BergerSt. Paul – St. Louis CitySt. Paul the Apostle – Pine LawnSt. Peter Claver – KinlochSt. Philip Neri – St. Louis CitySt. Pius X – Glasgow VillageSt. Rita – Vinita ParkSt. Robert Bellarmine – Saint CharlesSt. Roch – St. Louis CitySt. Rose of Lima – St. Louis CitySt. Rose Philippine Duchesne – FlorissantSt. Sabina – FlorissantSt. Sebastian – St. Louis CitySt. Simon of Cyrene – St. Louis CitySt. Stanislaus Kostka – St. Louis CitySt. Stephen of Hungary – St. Louis CitySt. Stephen – RichwoodsSt. Teresa of Avila – St. Louis CitySts. Teresa and Bridget – St. Louis CitySt. Thomas of Aquin – St. Louis CitySt. Thomas More – Bel RidgeSt. Thomas the Apostle – FlorissantSt. Timothy – AfftonSt. William – Woodson TerraceTransfiguration – FlorissantVisitation/St. Ann – St. Louis CityWashington Univ Cath Student Ctr (1991-2024; Outside these yrs, contact Our Lady of Lourdes)

(A) Dates of attendance *

Ex. 1970-1986

(A) Address(es) of Person during this Time *

Only the addresses while they attended this parish.

(A) Was the person involved in any clubs or societies at this parish?

Additional Comments or Questions

Note: We do not need any medical details to process your request.

Payment Method *

• Online Payment (Proceed to online payment after clicking submit.
• Mailing a check
• Other (Call 314-792-7020 for other payment options)

Authorization *

• I understand that a $10 fee is required to search records, and the Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives may not find records relevant to my search.

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