Search Wales Roman Catholic Burials

You can find information including

• First name
• Last name
• Death date
• Burial date
• Age
• Birth year
• Parish
• Place
• County

Images may provide additional information such as your ancestor’s parents’ names or burial plot. The original registers were recorded in Latin, the official language of the Roman Catholic Church. Here are some Latin words and translations you may find in the records.

Common Latin words or phrases

• Aetati - age
• Anno - year
• Cognomen - surname
• Die - day
• Ex - from
• Mensis - month
• Sepultum est in - buried in

Records after 1907 have been restricted by the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, which placed a 110-year closure period on all sacramental records. Findmypast is dedicated to adding further dioceses to this collection of Roman Catholic records. Some parishes within these dioceses have retained their sacramental registers and are not included here.

The Roman Catholic Church in Wales, including Cardiff, has a rich and vibrant history that intertwines with the region's social, cultural, and religious fabric. While the presence of Catholicism in Wales can be traced back to the early Christian period, it was during the 19th century, especially after the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829, that Catholic communities began to flourish more openly. The period of industrialization and urban growth in places like Cardiff played a key role in this resurgence.

Cardiff, as the capital city of Wales, became a central hub for Catholic life. The influx of Irish immigrants, many of whom were Catholic, contributed significantly to the development of Catholic communities. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many parishes were established in Cardiff, including the iconic St. David’s Cathedral, which serves as the mother church for the Archdiocese of Cardiff. The cathedral, built in the 19th century, remains a focal point of Catholic worship and a symbol of the Church's enduring presence in the region.