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Finding Your Sacramental Records

Every person has the right to be furnished with an authenticated certificate of their own sacramental record(s). There are no centralized records of any kind maintained by the Archdiocese of Detroit that would permit searching for sacramental information by a person's name alone.

I know the name of the parish I received my sacrament

The parish is open
Contact the parish to request a certificate
The parish is responsible for issuing sacramental certificates upon request when the parish where the sacrament was celebrated is open. If a parish merged, the records are held by the merged/new parish.

The parish is closed
The Archives office is considered the central repository for the records of closed churches. Submit a certificate request form and the information will be researched. A new certificate with the raised Archdiocesan seal and current date will be issued, and mailed out to you. This usually takes seven to ten business days after we receive the request.

 Print baptismal certificate request form

 Print confirmation certificate request form

 Print marriage certificate request form

Not sure?

• View a listing of open parishes
• View a listing of closed parishes
• Contact our Archives office

I do not remember where I received my sacrament

• The home address of the person at the time of baptism
   
• The names of the nearest large cross streets of the person at the time of baptism.
   
• Other sacramental records information like First Communion, Confirmation or Marriage.
   
  • Because proof of baptism is required before an individual may be permitted to receive these other sacraments. Many times, the name of the church of baptism is included in the register entries on these other sacramental records.

• Accessing other people's sacramental records