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Church requirements

  • 07-04-2012 10:57pm
    #1
    random10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭


    Visited the priest today and he said you have to get letters of freedom from every parish you lived in. A way around this is to get a letter signed by A commissioner of oaths to say you haven't been married, has anyone done this, how much does it cost?


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  • #2
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Usually costs around a tenner. Another option would be to get a close family member (mother, brother, etc) to sign a form stating that you are free to marry. We were given this form by our local parish and our mothers dealt with it.


  • #3
    ilikepears
    Closed Accounts Posts: 67 ✭✭ilikepears


    If you have been married before in a registry office and are now divorced, can you get married in a catholic church? Do you have to tell the priest that you are divorced?


  • #4
    paulbok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,040 ✭✭✭paulbok


    If you have been married civillaly before but not in a church, you will need to disclose this to the priest and it'll need to go to the bishop in the diocese you are getting married in for approval.
    Technically in the eyes of the church you haven't been married but they do take a look at the civil side.


  • #5
    ilikepears
    Closed Accounts Posts: 67 ✭✭ilikepears


    paulbok wrote: »
    If you have been married civillaly before but not in a church, you will need to disclose this to the priest and it'll need to go to the bishop in the diocese you are getting married in for approval.
    Technically in the eyes of the church you haven't been married but they do take a look at the civil side.

    Ok I did not know that at all. Thanks for the information. Does anybody know of anyone who has been refused by the bishop to get married?


  • #6
    paulbok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,040 ✭✭✭paulbok


    I only know one person who was in that position and I'm going to their wedding next week, they hadn't much hassel getting the ok for the church wedding.


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  • #7
    vector
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭vector


    A Commissioner for Oaths should be able to provide a standard
    "Affidavit of Freedom to Marry"
    or
    "Civil Affidavit of Freedom to Marry"

    cost for signing Euro 10, and then extra if they travel to you

    source:
    http://www.affidavit.ie/


  • #8
    neemish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭neemish


    ilikepears wrote: »
    If you have been married before in a registry office and are now divorced, can you get married in a catholic church? Do you have to tell the priest that you are divorced?


    You must tell the priest if you have ever been married, and that includes civilly. The Church recognises civil marriage (not civil partnership, but thats a whole other thread) and therefore, if you are married and divorced, you are not considered free to marry. There may be exceptions to this- it is best to check. The priest in question would well be within his rights to refuse to perform the marriage, including on the day itself, if you fail to mention this.

    re: Letters of Freedom - there are different rules for each Diocese. These can be checked by contacting the Diocesan Office. For example, within the Archdiocese of Dublin, a letter sworn by an immediate family member in front of priest that you have never married is acceptable. Other Dioceses may have other regs. for example, the Commissioner for Oaths. Many solicitors offer this for a very low cost.


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