| A parish in Klein Berssen was founded in the 12th or 13the
century but Klein Berssen existed as a place before that time. As early as 919 Klein and
Gross Berssen, known as Bernsiun and had connections to Bokeloh. The present-day church in
Klein Berssen was built in 1897 but the oldest part of the previous church is believed to
date back to 1218. The patron saint of the parish is St John the Baptist. Baptism,
marriage and death records for the parish exist from 1764 with gaps in the death book from
1812-14.
Most information taken from Handbuch des Bistums Osnabrueck, compiled
by Hermann Stieglitz and published by Bischoefliches Generalikariat Osnabrueck.
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