Source entries and citations for the Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans series

I have many citations for the Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  There are 19 volumes, each with a subtitle in this fashion: Volume 11, 1813-1815.

The first seven volumes have Earl C. Woods as editor, and Charles E. Nolan as associate editor.  The remaining volumes have Charles E. Nolan as editor, Dorenda Dupont as associate editor, and J. Edgar Bruns as translator.

The foreword content describes the series as an index to the original records, yet the content often provides such key content as parents' names, dates of events (births, deaths, etc.), grandparents, places of origin, relationships to witnesses and sponsors, etc.  One can order certificates for each, but they don't necessarily offer additional information.  (Please see the example of two derivatives for the same event.)  For this reason and the related expense, I do not always order church-issued certificates, despite the description of the volumes as being an index.  They seem to me to be an index-abstract hybrid.

So I need to cite 1) church records that seem to be abstracts but which seem to be considered index entries, 2) a multi-volume series with varying subtitles, and 3) an inconsistently edited and translated series.

I considered trying to combine the various applicable formats into one, but since I have so many, I want to be sure I don't find out there is a better format after using my own Frankenstein creation.  :)

I want to also note I am trying to use Family Tree Maker 2012 to streamline the addition of sources and references into the trees and reports the software makes available.  It took me a good week or so to find enough commentary online to understand how they intended the templates, source lists, citation detail, citation text, notes, and reference notes to be used.  I was very disappointed that the fine points were not made available to users who did not purchase the user guide as well.  All that to say, it seems to work well in theory, but the templates are not extensive enough, nor do they allow for details such as having "editor" in a source entry and the conversion to "ed." in the full references.  I was excited to see Mrs. Mills had offered input for the templates they offer, but I wish they had provided a broader variety or done more to allow the creation of new/customized templates.  :)

Thank you in advance for any advice!

Jenny