Acquasparta

Jurisdictions

• Diocese: Todi (1873)
• Diocese (modern, CEI):
  • Orvieto–Todi: Parish of Santi Biagio Cristoforo e Lorenzo (Acquasparta), Parish of Santi Stefano e Cecilia (Acquasparta)
  • Spoleto–Norcia: Parish of Santa Maria in Rupis (frazione Firenzuola), Parish of Santi Filippo e Giacomo (frazione Portaria)
• Tribunale: Spoleto (1892), Terni (1989)
• Military district: Perugia (1870–1877), Spoleto (1877–1920), Orvieto (1920–1956)

Stato Civile

• Office contact:

  • Email (Stato Civile): anagrafe [at] comune.acquasparta.tr.it
  • Email (Biblioteca comunale): biblioteca_comunale [at] yahoo.it

⚠️ All records listed below are held by the Biblioteca comunale di Acquasparta.

• Known holdings (Comune – SIUSA):

  • Italian civil records: 1655–1995 (497 registers; various series)
  • Parish books: 1623–1870 (43 registers; baptisms, marriages, deaths)
  • French civil records: none held
• Known holdings (State Archives, Terni):
  • Italian civil records: 1861–1875 (46 registers for Portaria as separate comune; 1 marriage register for Acquasparta, 1867).
    The SIAS entry lists a wider set of comuni (including Acquasparta, Portaria, and others). Since the Antenati project for the Archivio di Stato di Terni is marked as “completo”, it is assumed that no additional registers are held beyond those digitized.
  • Parish books: none held
  • French civil records: none held

• Known holdings (Diocese / parishes):

  • none listed separately from the SIUSA holdings

Parishes and Frazioni

Acquasparta

• Parrocchia di Santa Cecilia: baptisms, marriages, deaths (1655–1862; 14 registers)

Casigliano

• Parrocchia di San Blasio: baptisms, marriages, deaths (1771–1861; 6 registers)

Castel del Monte

• Parrocchia della Sacra Vergine: deaths (1822–1863; 1 register)

Configni

• Parrocchia di Santo Stefano protomartire: marriages, deaths (1793–1862; 2 registers)

Fiorenzuola

• Parrocchia di Santa Maria di Rupino: baptisms, marriages, deaths (1657–1870; 5 registers)

Macerino

• Parrocchia di San Biagio: baptisms, marriages, deaths (1803–1860; 3 registers)

Portaria

• Parrocchia dei Santi Giacomo e Filippo: baptisms, marriages, deaths (1623–1861; 4 registers)

Porzano (now in Terni)

• Parrocchia di San Fortunato: baptisms, marriages, deaths (1742–1860; with later annotations 1891–1941; 6 registers)

Rosaro

• Parrocchia di San Lorenzo: marriages, deaths (1838–1861; 2 registers)

Scoppio

• Parish (name unknown): listed in Statistica della popolazione dello Stato Pontificio dell’anno 1853, but no registers are catalogued in SIUSA.

Collecampo

• Parish (name unknown): listed in Statistica della popolazione dello Stato Pontificio dell’anno 1853, but no registers are catalogued in SIUSA.

Border changes

According to the Atlante Storico Istituzionale dell’Italia unita:

• 1927 – Acquasparta lost Porzano and Macerino to Terni.
• 1929 – Acquasparta regained Macerino.
• 1929 – Acquasparta acquired Portaria, a former municipality previously under Cesi and later Terni.

Digitized Records

• FamilySearch: Holdings appear to mirror Portale Antenati, but none are currently accessible online.

• Portale Antenati:

  • Portaria: 46 registries (1861–1875; all record types)
  • Acquasparta: 1 marriage registry (1867) See Antenati catalog entry.

• ItalianParishRecords.org: None available for this Comune.

Brogliardi

The brogliardi for this municipality are available through the Archivio di Stato di Roma’s digital portal.

⚠️ Coverage currently includes the immediate town only. The brogliardi for frazioni and outlying areas exist but have not yet been digitized.

Additional Notes

• The Stato Civile office replies to genealogical queries within ~3 business days.

References

• SIUSA – Comune di Acquasparta
• Antenati – Registri per Acquasparta