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YOUR CHURCH
WEDDING
Arrangements For Non Residents Of The Parish
Please talk
to our Vicar, The Reverend Camilla Walton,
telephone 01494
673464.
Special Licences
If you
have a genuine connection with a particular church but you are unable to
satisfy the residence requirement to marry there, you may apply to the
Faculty Office for the Archbishop of Canterbury's special licence.
Special licences are given by the Archbishop under powers he and his
predecessors have exercised since 1533. They are not issued automatically. If
you think you need a special licence, you should enquire about its
availability before making any other preparations for the wedding. This is
something you should discuss with the priest who is to conduct the ceremony.
If you wish to apply for a special licence or need further information, you
should contact the Faculty Office at the address given below.
Procedure
You
should apply for a special licence on the form which you can obtain from the
Faculty Office as soon as the minister has agreed to conduct the service. You
can apply up to 18 months in advance. Other arrangements should not be made
until you know that the special licence will be granted. The form contains
full instructions and details of the fee.
Part of the form which the Faculty Office will give you is to be completed by
you, and part by the minister who will conduct the service. There will also
be some guidance notes for you to give to the minister. It is important that
full addresses and telephone numbers are given and that you have set out
fully your connection with the church.
Once the application has been approved, one of you will have to swear an
affidavit (a formal statement) to confirm the information given. You can do
this in front of an Anglican minister of your choice (to whom a fee of £5
will be payable) or at the Faculty Office (when no extra fee is charged). If
you choose to do this locally, a form of affidavit will be sent to you with
full instructions. Once completed by you and the minister it must be returned
to the Faculty Office. The licence itself will be sent out to the minister
who is to conduct the service about three weeks before the wedding.
The Faculty Office
1 The Sanctuary
Westminster
London SW1P 3JT
Telephone 020 7222 5381 (10.00 am
to 4.00 pm on normal working days)
Fax 020 7222 7502
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