Copenhagen Parishes
The following chart and maps were adapted from handouts prepared by the National Archives in Copenhagen and other sources. The chart shows the genealogy of parishes, listing both what parish it was previously part of and later divisions within a parish. For example, if you know an ancestor was married in the Nazareth Church in 1902, you can see that it was created from the Skt. Johannes Parish in 1900 and that Nazareth Parish was divided in 1904 to create Freden Parish. After 1904 you will want to try both Nazareth and Freden Parishes and prior to 1900 you will want to try Skt. Johannes Parish.
Copenhagen Parishes - Regional
| Begun | Parish Name | Separated From | Later Divisions | Records at FHL |
| Vor Frue (Domkirken) | 1683, 1861, 1930 | 1631-1891 | ||
| Skt. Nikolaj | Discontinued 1805 | 1658-1813 | ||
| 1536 | Helligånds | 1930 | 1702-1892 | |
| 1595 | Skt. Petri (orig. German) | 1650-1920 | ||
| 1617 | Holmen (orig. seaman) | 1617-1920 | ||
| 1640 | Vor Frelser | 1901 | 1640-1920 | |
| 1641 | Frederiks tysk (orig. German) | 1738-1886 | ||
| 1650 | Trinitatis | Vor Frue, Skt. Nikolai | 1861, 1877, 1941 | 1660-1907 |
| 1691 | Garnison (orig. military) | 1739, 1819, 1894 | 1691-1921 | |
| 1736 | Frederiksberg (orig. German/Dutch) | Vor Frue | 1880, 1897, 1898, 1902, 1926, 1982 | 1677-1924 |
| 1739 | Citadel (military to 1902) | Garnison | 1712-1920 | |
| 1816 | Valby skoledistrikt (Jesuskirchen) | Hvidovre | 1902 = Valby 1912, 1922, 1925, 1941 | 1818-1921 |
| 1858 | Trinitatis nordre (Skt. Paul) | Trinitatis | 1877 = Skt. Paul | 1858-1892 |
| 1861 | Skt. Johannes | Trinitatis, Vor Frue | 1874, 1878, 1890, 1896, 1900, 1905 | 1861-1929 |
| 1874 | Skt. Stefan | Skt. Johannes, Brønshøj | 1890, 1905, 1908, 1912 | 1875-1897 |
| 1878 | Skt. Jakob | Skt. Johannes | 1895, 1903, 1905, 1912, 1935 | 1878-1891 |
| 1878 | Sundby | Tårnby | 1899, 1907, 192 | 1876-1920 |
| 1880 | Skt. Matthæus | Frederiksberg | 1900, 1905, 1908, 1917 | 1877-1917 |
| 1880 | Classenske Boliger | Frederiksberg | discontinued 1908 | 1880-1909 |
| 1887 | Dragør filialkirke | Store Magleby | 1954 = Dragør | (see Store Magleby) |
| 1890 | Helligkors | Skt. Johannes, Skt. Stefan | 1905, 1918 | 1890-1891 |
| 1891 | Ordrup | Gentofte | 1915 | |
| 1894 | Frederik (Marmorkirken) | Garnison | ||
| 1895 | Sion | Skt. Jakob | 1908, 1928 | |
| 1895 | Utterslevmark (Kapernaum) | Skt. Stefan | 1902 = Kapernaum, 1933, 1931, 1946 | |
| 1896 | Skt. Andreas | Skt. Johannes | ||
| 1897 | Skt. Lukas | Frederiksberg | 1908, 1909 | |
| 1898 | Skt. Thomas | Frederiksberg | 1905, 1909 | |
| 1899 | Nathanael | Sundby | 1924 | 1899-1920 |
| 1900 | Nazareth | Skt. Johannes | 1904 | |
| 1900 | Kristkirken | Skt. Matthæus | 1923 | 1900-1910 |
| 1900 | Skt. Matthæus (3) (Apostelkirken) | Skt. Matthæus | 1905 = Apostelkirken | 1900-1920 |
| 1901 | Christian | Vor Frelser | 1915, 1930 | |
| 1901 | Hellerup | Gentofte | ||
| 1901 | Helligkors (2) (Brorson) | Helligkors | 1905 = Brorson | 1901-1920 |
| 1901 | Skt. Matthæus (2) (Gethsemane) | Skt. Matthæus | 1904 = Gethsemane | |
| 1902 | Citadel | Skt. Jakob | ||
| 1902 | Skt. Markus | Frederiksberg | ||
| 1902 | Skt. Stefan (2) (Simeon) | Skt. Stefan | 1905 = Simeon, 1923 | |
| 1903 | Østervold (Esajaskirken) | Skt. Jakob vestre | 1903-1921 | |
| 1904 | Freden | Nazareth | ||
| 1904 | Skt. Matthæus (4) (Maria) | Skt. Matthæus | 1908 = Maria | |
| 1905 | Blågård | Helligikors, Skt. Johannes | 1905-1920 | |
| 1905 | Frihavn | Skt. Jakob østre | 1905-1920 | |
| 1905 | Mariendal | Skt. Thomas | 1908 | |
| 1907 | Filip | Sundby | 1935, 1946 | |
| 1907 | Kastrup distrikt (Kastrup) | Store Magleby, Tårnby | 1918 = Kastrup | 1907-1920 |
| 1908 | David | Sion | 1923 | |
| 1908 | Aldersro (Taksigelseskirken) | Sion, Skt. Stefan | 1928 | 1908-1926 |
| 1908 | Kingo | Skt. Stefan | ||
| 1908 | Elias | Skt. Matthæus | ||
| 1908 | Solbjerg | Frederiksberg, Skt. Lukas | 1926 | |
| 1909 | Godthåb | Mariendal, Skt. Lukas, Skt. Thomas, Classenske Boliger | 1909-1920 | |
| 1909 | Vanløse | Brønshøj | 1942, 1946 | |
| 1912 | Rosenvænget (Lutherkirken) | Skt. Jacob | 1912-1921 | |
| 1912 | Anna | Skt. Stefan | ||
| 1912 | Tirnotheus | Valby vestre | 1941 | |
| 1915 | Islands Brygge | Christian | 1916-1920 | |
| 1917 | Absalon | Skt. Matthæus | ||
| 1918 | Bethlehem | Helligkors | 1918-1920 | |
| 1922 | Frederiksholm | Valby | 1949 | |
| 1922 | Grøndal | Brønshøj | 1933, 1942 | |
| 1923 | Hans Egede | David | ||
| 1923 | Samuel | Simeon | ||
| 1923 | Enghave | Kristkirken | ||
| 1924 | Allehelgen | Nathanael, Sundby | ||
| 1926 | Lindevang | Frederiksberg, Solbjerg | 1949 | |
| 1927 | Bispebjerg (Grundtvigskirken) | Brønshøj | 1938, 1946, 1947 | |
| 1928 | Kildevæld | Aldersro, Sion | ||
| 1928 | Husum | Brønshøj | 1951 | |
| 1930 | Christiansborg Slot | Helligånd, Vor Frue, Christian | discontinued 1965 | |
| 1933 | Ansgarkirken | Grøndal, Kapernaum | 1963 | |
| 1935 | Højdevang | Sundby | 1976 | |
| 1935 | Simon Peter | Filip | 1946 | |
| 1938 | Utterslev | Brønshøj | 1963 | |
| 1938 | Lundehus | Bispebjerg | ||
| 1941 | Johannes Døber | Timotheus, Valby | 1965 | |
| 1941 | Vigerslev | Timotheus | ||
| 1941 | Ålholm | Timotheus | ||
| 1942 | Advent | Brønshøj, Grøndal, Vanløse | ||
| 1946 | Sundkirken | Filip, Simon Peter | ||
| 1946 | Hyltebjerg | Vanløse | ||
| 1946 | Tagensbo | Bispebjerg, Frederiksholm | ||
| 1947 | Emdrup | Bispebjerg | ||
| 1949 | Sjælør | Frederiksholm | ||
| 1949 | Flintholm | Lindevang | ||
| 1951 | Husumvold | Husum | 1984 | |
| 1954 | Dragør | Store Magleby | ||
| 1963 | Bellahøj | Ansgarkirken, Brønshøj, Utterslev | ||
| 1965 | Margrethe | Vigerslev søndre | ||
| 1976 | Solvang | Højdevang | ||
| 1982 | Frederiksberg slot | Frederiksberg | ||
| 1984 | Tingbjerg | Husumvold | ||
| 1988 | Skelgård | Tårnby |
Copenhagen Parishes - Non Regional
| Begun | Parish Name | Separated From | Later Divisions | Records at FHL |
| 1641 | Frederiks tyske (German) | discontinued 1886 | 1738-1886 | |
| 1662 | Børnehuset mm (Orphanage) [Was an orphanage from 1662, Tugt-Rasp-Forbedring (jail) from 1790, and Christianhavn Kvindes Fængel (Woman's jail) from 1870. It was discontinued in 1928.] | church book from 1710 | 1710-1892 | |
| 1671 | Hof og Slot (royal family, court) | discontinued 1930 | 1671-1892 | |
| 1676 | Abel Catrines Stiftelse (institution) | church book from 1772 discontinued 1949 | 1769-1891 | |
| 1693 | Skt. Hans Hospital | to Roskilde 1816 | ||
| 1727 | Vajsenhuset | church book lost, discontinued 1795 | ||
| 1733 | Ladegården [Was a war hospital 1733-1767, mental hospital 1768-1833, and after 1833 a workhouse] | 1733-1886 | ||
| 1743 | Søkvæsthuset (naval hospital) | Holmen | church book ends 1815 | 1713-1815 |
| (1743) | Vartov hospital menighed (Helligånds hospital) | discontinued 1920 | 1743-1920 | |
| 1755 | Opfostringshuset (orphanage) | church book lost | 1773-1849 | |
| 1757 | Fødselsstiftelsen (unwed mother's hospital) | discontinued 1910 | 1759-1911 | |
| 1757 | Frederiks Hospital (state hospital) | discontinued 1910 | 1757-1907 | |
| 1765 | Christians Plajehus | moved to Kiel 1785 | ||
| 1766 | Det civile Arresthus (prison) | church book ends 1896 | 1766-1882 | |
| 1769 | Almindelig Hospital (General Hospital, later: Nørre Hospital and De Gamles By) | 1769-1920 | ||
| 1863 | Kommunehospitalet | church book ends 1975 | ||
| 1885 | Skt. Johannes Stiftelse | 1891-1920 | ||
| 1890 | Kbh. Valgmenighed | 1890-1920 | ||
| 1894 | Øresundshospitalet | church book ends 1963 | ||
| 1901 | De Døves menighed | |||
| 1910 | Rigshospital | Fødselsstiftelsen, Frederiks Hospital | ||
| 1952 | Sømandskirke Nyhavn | church book ends 1954 |
Other Religions in Copenhagen
| Begun | Parish Name | Separated From | Later Divisions | Records at FHL |
| 1656 | Roman-Catholic: Sct. Ansgar | 1894, 1902, 1917, 1941, 1942 | 1647-1908 (Spanish Chapel 1747-1784) | |
| 1685 | French Reformed | 1685-1938 | ||
| 1686 | German Reformed | 1686-1894 | ||
| 1762 | Jewish | 1693-1953 | ||
| 1846 | Methodist: Poul & Markus Jerusalemskirken | 1846-1907 | ||
| 1879 | Evangelical Free (Methodist) Congregation: Herrens kirke (In 1905 became Methodist Golgathakirken) | 1879-1908 | ||
| 1894 | Roman Catholic: Sct. Mariæ/Rosenkranskirken | 1893-1918 | ||
| 1889 | Methodist: Bethania kirken | |||
| 1902 | Roman Catholic: Sct. Annæ | |||
| 1905 | Methodist: Golgathakirken | |||
| 1913 | Svenska Gustafsförsamlingen (Swedish) | |||
| 1915 | The Russian Orthodox Congregation | |||
| 1917 | Roman Catholic: Sakramentskirken | |||
| 1941 | Roman Catholic: Jesu Hjerte | |||
| 1942 | Roman Catholic: Brønshøj | |||
| 1951 | St Alban's English Church (Anglican Chaplaincy 1835-1865) | |||
| 1953 | Baptist: Kristuskirken | |||
| 1953 | Baptist: Købnerkirken | |||
| 1953 | Baptist: Fredskirken | |||
| 1958 | Kong Haakon kirken (Norwegian) |
Neighboring Parishes
| Begun | Parish Name | Separated From | Later Divisions | Records at FHL |
| Store Magleby | 1954 | 1640-1920 | ||
| Tårnby | 1878, 1938, 1989 | 1660-1923 | ||
| Brønshøj | 1874, 1909, 1922, 1927, 1934, 1938, 1942, 1963 | 1660-1923 | ||
| Gentofte | 1891, 1901, 1918, 1931, 1938, 1941, 1949 | 1651-1923 | ||
| Hvidovre | 1902, 1948, 1952 | 1747-1927 |
