Diocese of Covington - Archives at 947 Donaldson, Erlanger, KY 41018-0548 US - Home
Welcome to Our Website
The Diocese of Covington Archives contains files pertaining to the Bishops, Clergy, Religious, Parishes, Schools, Diocesan Offices and Lay Organizations of the Diocese of Covington. Visits to the Archives are by appointment only. Requests for an appointment can be made by calling the Archives (859) 538-1176 or by email. Office hours are Monday 1:00-5:00 p.m.; Wednesday 1:00-5:00 p.m.; Thursday;1:00-5:00 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The Most Rev. Roger J. Foys approved new policies for the Diocese of Covington Archives in 2009. For the convenience of those seeking services from the Archives online, the following policy summaries and release of information forms are provided on the Archives website.
SACRAMENTAL RECORDS RELEASE POLICY
The Diocese of Covington Archives retains microfilmed and bound copies of parish sacramental registers from the nineteenth century to the present. Sacramental records after 1930 are closed to the public and sacramental certificates can be obtained only upon completion of a signed Sacramental Record ...
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH POLICY
The Diocese of Covington Archives’ sacramental records up to 1930 are open to those doing genealogical research on their ancestors and to genealogists doing research on behalf of other parties. (U.S. Census records for 1930 are now open to the public). A person desiring to do genealogical ...
ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT RELEASE POLICY
The Diocese of Covington Archives contains transcripts from some diocesan schools that are closed. Persons requesting copies of their transcripts will be required first to complete and sign a Transcript Release Authorization found on the following page or a release of information form supplied by a ...
HISTORICAL RESEARCH POLICY
The Diocese of Covington Archives is open to legitimate researchers (students/academicians, journalists, parishioners writing parish histories, etc.) studying various aspects of the history of the Diocese of Covington. A researcher must first make an appointment with the Archivist and explain the ...
ACQUISTION POLICY
When materials or documents from non-diocesan sources are donated to the Archives, the donor will be asked to fill out a Deed of Gift form found below. The form can be printed and filled out by the donor ahead of time or filled out at the time the donation is made. But it should be signed in the ...
Gregor Mendel's Covington Connection
Everyone who ever had high school biology knows the name of Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), the famous monk geneticist whose nineteenth century experiments with the hybridization of peas in his Austrian monastery garden ...
