Terceira has the largest population of the islands in the central group. It is 29 km in length and 17.5 km wide.It is often called the "Lilac Isle" for the distinctive coloring of its sunsets.
Listed here by Freguesia, which is the village or town, are the names of the Churches and the years for which the LDS Church has microfilmed their records. Those films are available at your local Family History Center or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Also, Azorean Church records are digitized and available online.
The easiest way to navigate to where the records are on the Centro De Conhecimento Dos Azores (CCA) site, is via the portal site, Tombo. The link for Tombo is listed below with the appropriate Freguesia.
Centro De Conhecimento Dos Azores (CCA) site (digital copies of the original records). Be sure to note the Council name of the Freguesia (village or town) you are interested in before going to the CCA site at http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/. Follow these steps to see the available parish records:
1) click on PESQUISA DE REGISTOS PAROQUIAIS on the main page
2) On that page, Under Ilha (island) choose the island you want from the popup menu. The page will refresh...
From Concelho (council) chose the one you need. If you're not sure which Concelho, check the Map page on the Azores GenWeb for your island. It will show which Council each of the Freguesias are in. The page will refresh...
From Freguesia (parish/town) choose from the list
Click the Procurar button.
From there, just choose the type of records you want to see and the date range (there may be several pages), then click the link Ver.
- The Universidade do Minho site (database only for Faial, Pico, Corvo and Sao Jorge, as well as some locations in Portugal).
Freguesia |
Concelho (Council)
|
Church Name |
LDS Microfilmed Record Dates and Links to Online Records |
Agualva | Praia da Vitoria | Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe | 1623-1880 CCA records Tombo |
Altares | Angra do Heroismo | Sao Roque | 1644-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Angra do Heroismo | Angra do Heroismo | Nossa Senhora da Conceicao | 1574-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Angra do Heroismo | Angra do Heroismo | Sao Pedro | 1583 - 1879 CCA records Tombo |
Angra do Heroismo | Angra do Heroismo | Santa Luzia | 1608 - 1873 CCA records Tombo |
Angra do Heroismo | Angra do Heroismo | Se (Cathedral/Matriz) also known as Sao Salvador | 1547-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Biscoitos | Praia da Vitoria | Sao Pedro | 1561-1882 CCA records Tombo |
Cabo da Praia | Praia da Vitoria | Santa Catarina | 1610-1877 CCA records Tombo |
Cinco Ribeiras | Angra do Heroismo | Nossa Senhora do Pilar dos Cinco Ribeiras | CCA records Tombo |
Doze Ribeiras | Angra do Heroismo | Sao Jorge | 1684-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Fonte do Bastardo | Praia da Vitoria | Santa Barbara | 1617-1882 CCA records Tombo |
Fontinhas | Praia da Vitoria | Nossa Senhora da Pena | 1571-1874 CCA records Tombo |
Lajes | Praia da Vitoria | Sao Miguel Arcanjo | 1563-1882 CCA rrecords Tombo |
Porto Judeu | Angra do Heroismo | Santo Antonio | 1643-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Praia do Vitoria | Praia da Vitoria | Santa Cruz (Matriz) | 1541 - 1881 CCA records Tombo |
Quatro Ribeiras | Praia da Vitoria | Santa Beatriz | 1663-1881 CCA rrecords Tombo |
Raminho | Angra do Heroismo | Sao Francisco Xavier | CCA records Tombo |
Ribeirinha | Angra do Heroismo | Sao Pedro | 1630-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Santa Barbara | Angra do Heroismo | Santa Barbara | 1541-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Sao Bartolomeu | Angra do Heroismo | Sao Bartolomeu | 1566-1873 CCA rrecords Tombo |
Sao Bento | Praia da Vitoria | Sao Bento | 1583-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Sao Mateus | Angra do Heroismo | Sao Mateus da Calheta | 1641-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Sao Sebastiao | Angra do Heroismo | Sao Sebastiao | 1611-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Serreta | Angra do Heroismo | Nossa Senhora dos Milagres | 1862-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Terra Cha | Angra do Heroismo | Nossa Senhora de Belem | 1835-1873 CCA records Tombo |
Vila Nova | Praia da Vitoria | Espirito Santo | 1572-1879 CCA records Tombo |