Since 2005, the Belgian State Archives digitises church registers (Ancien Regime). Today, some 27.980 registers counting over 5.8 million pages are available in digital format. Consultation is free but you need to get your login and password beforehand via our website. You can set a login and password on the registration section of the website. Just fill in your name, user name, e-mail address and password. In the confirmation e-mail you will receive, simply click on the link to activate your account.

Example of church register.

Overview of available church registers:

- 19 municipalities of Brussels (last update 09/03/2018)

- Province Antwerp (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Limburg (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province East-Flanders (district Dendermonde) (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province East-Flanders (district Gent) (last update 21/06/2018)
- Province East-Flanders (district Oudenaarde) (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Flemish Brabant (last update 21/06/2018)
- Province West-Flanders (district Bruges, Ypres, Veurne) (last update 21/06/2018)
- Province West-Flanders (district Kortrijk) (last update 09/03/2018)

- Province Hainaut (district Charleroi, Mons) (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Hainaut (district Tournai) (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Liège (district Hui) (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Liège (district Liège, Verviers) (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Liège (district Eupen) (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Luxemburg (district Arlon, Neufchâteau) (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Luxemburg (district Marche-en-Famenne and canton Saint-Hubert) (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Namur (last update 09/03/2018)
- Province Walloon Brabant (last update 09/03/2018)