If you need a Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of New York, this is a good place to start.>>> http://www.archny.org/parishfinder The Archdiocese includes the NYC counties of Manhattan, Bronx, & Staten Island, as well as NYS counties [east of Hudson River] Westchester, Putnam and [west of Hudson River] Rockland, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster. The Archdiocese provided this search link after parishes closed or merged. It's not a definitive tool for locating ancestral parishes because it uses a current map. If you're unfamiliar with [especially] NYC, it may be more confusing. The way around it is to cross reference parishes with other sources. Consider the family's street address*, culture/language, and approximate year. For MANHATTAN parishes, you might cross reference using Charles Sullivan's work.>>> 1) ZIP CODE List of Catholic Parishes: http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Worship/Manh.Catholic.zip.html 2) DATE ESTABLISHED List of Catholic Parishes: http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Worship/Manh.Catholic.date.html 3) ALPH List of Catholic Parishes: http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Worship/Manh.Catholic.name.html In August 2015, parishes closed or merged. This is significant so your know where old records repose. l) FULL MERGER LIST---Church on left usurps church on right. Right churches no longer have Mass or sacraments. https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/parish_list_2_final_-_one_church_103114_2.pdf 2) PARTIAL MERGER LIST---Both churches celebrate Mass and sacraments. It sounds like a forewarning of potential closures to me. https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/parish_list_1_final_-_both_churches_103114_2.pdf I recommend requesting sacramental look ups in writing, using simple language. Parishes that were once Irish, Italian or German, may now be Spanish, Chinese or Algerian. English may be the second language of office staff. I hope that this makes your search easier. Barb * It's handy to create a chrono list of family addresses, as you discover them..