Documents relating to:

• The administration of the Archdiocese since its inception 
• Parishes (general information only) 
• Lay Associations (general information only) 
• Religious Orders (general information only) 
• Microfiche records of various church registers; Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths for the period 1842 – 1920, with many gaps across all registers
• Catholic newspapers, including The Southern Cross (1889 - current) and The Witness (1957 – current)
  
• A large photographic collection of persons, places and events
  
• The Mount Barker census, 1850s.
  
• The Morrison Index
  
• Year Books and Directories of Australian clergy

Use of Archives is by appointment only

Telephone 8210 8115 or email Archives at archives@adelaide.catholic.org.au

Bona fide students and other researchers may be given access to the archives under the following conditions:

 

a) That they apply in writing to the Archivist for permission to view the documents they require, using the attached document, “Application for Access to the Archives”. They must state clearly the nature and purpose of their research and must abide by the decision given.

b) That they abide by the rules relating to conduct in the search room, as stated in the attached document, “Rules for the Use of the Adelaide Archdiocesan Archives,” and co-operate with the archivist at all time

The Adelaide Archdiocesan Archives has a duty to prioritise management of the records of the Archdiocese in accordance with archival best practice and in ways that directly support the work of the Archdiocese.

 
Our policy therefore is to be available only as a last resort for family history services and where possible, to direct all such inquiries to where these resources are available for public use.