Petition For Dispensation From Canonical Form
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1ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE
Dispensation from Canonical Form
Petition for Dispensation from Canonical Form
The following norms regarding dispensations from canonical form are based
upon the Proprio, Matrimonia Mixta (March 31, 1970), the Document of
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Implementation by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (November 16,
Date
1970), and the revised Code of Canon Law (canons 1121 and 1127).
Church
1.
Requirements for mixed marriages are always to be observed; i.e. prenuptial
investigations, the promise required of the Catholic party and the knowledge
of this obligation conveyed to the non-Catholic, dispensation(s), etc.
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2.
The minister who officiates at the marriage has the responsibility of sending
Name of Catholic Party
the required notice that the wedding has taken place to the civil authorities.
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3.
The priest or deacon who prepares a couple for marriage is responsible for
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requesting the dispensation from canonical form. This request must be sent to
a member of
the Ordinary of the Catholic party and that Ordinary is to grant the
Parish
dispensation regardless of where the marriage is to take place.
wishing to marry
4.
After the dispensation from canonical form is granted and upon verification
Name of non-Catholic Party
that the wedding has taken place, the priest or deacon who submitted the
request for this dispensation must see to it that (a) the record and particulars
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are entered in the marriage register of the parish from which the application
baptized non-Catholic, unbaptized person
for dispensation was made, and (b) that notice of this marriage and the
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particulars are sent to the parish of baptism of the Catholic party.
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5.
It is not permitted to have two religious celebrations of the same marriage.
Requests a dispensation from the canonical form of marriage
Nor is it permitted to have a single service in which both the Catholic
marriage ritual and a non-Catholic marriage ritual are celebrated jointly or
The canonical reasons are:
successively.
Nor may both the Catholic minister and the non-Catholic
_____ To achieve family harmony
minister ask for and receive the consent of the parties. When a dispensation
_____ To avoid family alienation
from canonical form is granted, the non-Catholic minister uses his/her form
_____ To obtain parental agreement to the marriage
and asks for and receives the consent of both parties.
_____ To recognize friendship or relationship with a minister
_____ To permit the marriage in a church of special importance to the non-Catholic
6.
It is desirable for a Catholic priest or deacon to be present for the marriage
_____ Other (specify)
ceremony when a dispensation from canonical form has been granted. When
Date of application
Date of wedding
this is possible and agreed upon by the appropriate authority of the other
Place of wedding
church, the priest or deacon may assist by offering additional prayers,
Name and title of the person who will officiate at the marriage:
blessings, or words of greeting and exhortation. If the marriage service is not
part of the Lord’s Supper or the principal liturgical service of the Word, the
priest or deacon, if invited, may also read a lesson and/or preach.
Signature of Priest or Deacon Applying
Dispensation granted on
Date
by
Chancellor
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