St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (Lima, Ohio) records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0892

Collection Overview

Abstract

Church record books with baptisms, first communions, confirmations, Convert Register, Book of the Elect, Register of Persons Received into Full Communion, marriages, and deaths.

Dates

  • Creation: 1953 - 2001

Extent

2 Reels

Creator

Biographical / Historical

St. Charles Catholic Church was established in October of 1953 by decree of the bishop of the Toledo Diocese. It was established to accommodate the growing population of Catholics in Lima.

In August of 1955 the parish built their first church. The parish's present church was completed in 1964 to accommodate their rapidly growing numbers.

Mossing, Lawrence A. S.T.D. History of the Diocese of Toledo. Northern Ohio - West Section Missionary and Parish History. Diocese of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. 1985. Pages 42 - 45.

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

Arrangement

Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series. Some of the information present in these record books had been added at a later date and the parish office has said that there may be some inaccurate entries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 1953 - 2001, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in August 2001, with the cooperation of Father David Ross of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.

Processing Information

This finding aid and this collection was prepared by Jennifer Golis in September 2001.

Title
Guide to the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (Lima, Ohio) records
Author
Jennifer Golis, Kay Carpenter, Nick Pavlik
Date
September 2001, 2020, March 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin