Pembroke Diocese-Genealogical Requests Just wanted to pass this on. I wrote to St. Francis Xavier Parish to request a lookup, and they replied saying "The Diocese of Pembroke recently issued a decree stating that parishes are no longer permitted to give out information for genealogical purposes. A person may only request information for themselves or their minor children". Thought I would post this to perhaps save other listers some time and trouble. ===== A reply from Gary Boivin:- That's because of the newly enhanced Canadian privacy laws. Churches don't want to be charged. At a recent marriage I attended, the bride & groom had to sign waivers absolving the Church of any liability.