St. Gerard Catholic Church (Lima, Ohio) records

Collection

Identifier: MS-0881

Staff Only

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: 1916 - 2001

Extent

4 Reels

Creator

Saint Gerard Catholic Church (Lima, Ohio) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

The Redemptorists Fathers established St. Gerard Catholic Church in Lima, Ohio in 1916. The parish's first resident pastor was assigned that same year. Mass was first given in a house on a tract of land purchased by the parish. Their permanent combination church and school building was completed in 1918. In 1964, the parish completed their current church.

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 45 - 47.

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

Additional Description

Arrangement

Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of St. Gerard Catholic Church, 1916 - 2001, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in July 2001, with the cooperation of Reverend Henry Sattler of St. Gerard Catholic Church, Lima, Ohio.