Getting Married at the Irish College
The requirements listed below are specific to anyone planning ongetting married in the Church of St John Lateren in Rome, under theauspices of the Irish College in Rome.
The Irish College
Please Note: This service of the Irish College is available only to Irish Citizens. For general information on marrying in Catholic Churches in Italy, please see here.
The Irish College are very experienced and very helpful in organising your wedding in Rome. However church paperwork takes some time to complete,so realistically you need to start at least 6 months prior to the wedding.
Initial Documentation
All of the documentation and procedures below are in addition to the Italian Civil requirements, which you can review here.
Both parties to the marriage need:
- Baptismal certificates issued from the parish where the baptisms took place and dated within the past six months (ie the one you used at your confirmation will not suffice).
- Confirmation certificates issued from the parish where confirmations took place and dated within the last six months.
In addition
- Permission from the bride’s Parish Priest (or one of his curates) that she may be married outside her own parish.
Allof these documents should be forwarded by the bride’s parish priest tohis bishop. The bishop will then add a a covering letter and sendeverything to the Irish College.
Additional Documentation
Insome situation one or more of the following documents may be required,your priest in Ireland will be able to advise in your case:
- Additional Letters of freedom from other parishes where either party has lived for a significant period.
- A dispensation if either party to the marriage is not baptised in the Roman Catholic Church.
- If either party had a previously annulled marriage a Decree of Nullity.
- If either party was previously married, a death certificate.
Pre-marriage Courses
TheIrish College strongly advise that a Marriage Preparation course iscompleted. There will be pressure put on for you to complete one and itis a good idea to plan to so do.
Translation of Documents
Inthe case of marriages arranged through the Irish College in Rome, withthe wedding taking place in St. John Lateran in Rome, no translationsof documents is required.
Cost
In 2008 the Irish Collegein Rome charge a fee of €700 for a private wedding and €600 for a groupwedding which includes the following:
- Secretarial expenses of the Irish College.
- Administration fee at the Rome Vicariate
- Donation to the parish priest of St. John Lateran Parish.
- Cost and postage of Civil Certificate of Marriage.
- Papal Blessing Parchment
- Offering to Celebrant of wedding.