Good Shepherd Catholic Church (Toledo, Ohio)
Collection Overview
Abstract
The collection consists of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, RCIA, marriages, and deaths. Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series. (See order of microfilming for a detailed list of these records.) Some text is in Spanish and Latin.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-2002
Extent
6 Reels (6 reels of 35mm microfilm)
Creator
- Good Shepherd Catholic Church (Toledo, Ohio) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The parish of Good Shepherd began with a petition to Bishop Gilmour in 1872. In 1872, many members of St Francis de Sales Church lived on the east side of Maumee, while the church was on the west side. Travel to the church was often difficult. Those living on the east side petitioned the bishop for permission to organize a separate parish. The Bishop granted the petition. In April 1873, Reverend Robert A. Byrne was appointed their resident pastor in charge of organizing the parish. The parish built their first church, school and rectory in 1873.
The parish began building their current church in 1899. It was completed in 1901. Many improvements have been made to the church, school and rectory in the past 100 years.
Through the past years the membership has been declining. In 1911, there were 3000 members. By 1980 there were only 2235 members.
Mossing, Lawrence A. S.T.D. History of the Diocese of Toledo. West Central Section. Toledo and Lucas County. Diocese of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. 1985. Pages 101 - 105.
Conditions Governing Access
There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 1946 - 2002, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in February 2002, with the cooperation of Reverend John R. Blaser of Good Shepherd Catholic Church.
Processing Information
This collection was prepared by Jennifer Golis in February 2002.
- Title
- Guide to the Good Shepherd Catholic Church (Toledo, Ohio) records
- Author
- Jennifer Golis, Madeleine Williams
- Date
- February 2002, April 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin