Below is the procedure regarding the request and release of Sacramental Record information from Our Lady of Lourdes, the Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater, and St. Joseph.

Sacramental records created before January 1, 1939 are available for genealogical and other research, provided the subjects of the inquiry are deceased. Otherwise, records must be requested by, and are released to, only the following:

Individuals who received the sacrament

Requesting church institutions

Parents of minor children in question (age 17 and younger)