Center for Archival Collections

Introduction | Agency History | Order of Microfilming

 Introduction

The records of St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1915 - 2002, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in March 2002, with the cooperation of Reverend Charles F. Ritter of St. Patrick Catholic Church.

The collection consists of baptisms*, parish record, first communions, confirmations, marriages*, book of the elect and interments 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 Latin.

This register and this collection was prepared by Rachel Diegel in April 2002.

*There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.

 Agency History

The parish of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan began as a Station of Defiance in 1856. This Station was transferred to Stryker in 1865 and then to Edgerton in 1867. In 1875, the care was transferred to Archbold. In this same year the parish built their first church. A new brick church was built in 1890. With the completion of the church building the status of the parish changed from a Station to a Mission. St. Patrick Catholic Church received their first resident pastor in 1915. His name was Reverend Alphonse Bishop. The parish built a rectory for the pastor in 1917.

The parish built their second, and current, church in 1957. It is a church and school combination building.

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 192 - 194.

 Order of Microfilming

Roll 1

1. Parish Record, 1915 - 1928
2. Record Book, 1917 - 2001
   • First Communions
   • Confirmations
3. First Communions, 1975 - 1997
4. First Communions, 1998 - 2001
5. Book of the Elect, 1985
6. Book of the Elect, 1985 - 2002
7. Interments, 1915 - 2002

Roll 2 (RESTRICTIONS APPLY)

1. Baptisms, 1915 - 1951
2. Baptisms, 1951 - 1973
3. Baptisms, 1973 - 1999
4. Baptisms, 1999- 2002
5. Marriages, 1915 - 1979
6. Marriages, 1979 - 2002

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