Church Weddings in Slovenia
The predominant faith in Slovenia is Roman Catholicism, with an estimated 70% or more of the population Catholic. There are around 30 other religious communities or groups registered in Slovenia. Among the oldest is the Evangelical Church, which is most widely spread in the eastern part of Slovenia.
While it is possible to have a Roman Catholic wedding, or one in another Church, these are cannot be registered and so are not legal marriages - you must have a civil wedding also.
Roman Catholic Weddings
For general details about the procedures and paperwork for organising a Catholic wedding in a foreign country,see here.
To get married in a Roman Catholic church in Slovenia you must already have been married in a civil ceremony. This can have taken place in your home country, in Slovenia on a prior date or can take place earlier on the same day as the church wedding.
If you are having your civil ceremony in Slovenia, all the requirements for that apply for civil weddings must be met, in addition to those which specifically relate to the religious ceremony.
Getting Started
You will need to contact the parish priest at the church in Slovenia where you plan to get married well before you start making arrangements at home, both to ascertain that he will consent to your marriage in his church and to enquire about available dates.
Finding Roman Catholic Churches in Slovenia
If you do not speak the Language, it can be tricky to communicate with Catholic Churches in Slovenia.
We have been unable to find any specific information about English Speaking Catholic Churches. The Slovenian Catholic Church apparently did have an English version of its website in the past, but it seems no longer to be available.
There is a pretty exhaustive list of churches on theSlovenia Tourism site, all of which are of some cultural interest and most very beautiful.
There are three Catholic Dioceses in Slovenia, and contact details for each are below:
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
(Includes most of Central Slovenia and the Julian Alps)
Ciril-Metodov trg 4, p.p. 1990,
1001 Ljobljana, Slovenija
Tel: +386 12 342 600
Archdiocese of Maribor
(The North East)
Slomskov trg 19, 2000
Maribor, Slovenija
Tel: +386 22 290 401
Diocese of Koper
(The area around the Adriatic Coast)
Trg Brolo 11, p.p. 114, 6001
Koper, Slovenija
Tel: +386 56 271 887
Marriages in Other Faiths
The following are useful contacts for those looking for churches other than Roman Catholic Churches in Slovenia.
An option that is well worth investigation is St Mary's Church in Bled (pictured), an interdenominational church is a beautiful 14th century building, dramatically situated on an lake Island.
However we have been unable to get contact details for booking this church. The local tourist office may be able to assist, as will any of the companies offering wedding planning in Slovenia.
The International Church of Ljubljana
(Non-denominational English-speaking Protestant Evangelical)
Celovska Cesta 70, Ljubljana
Tel: +368 31 438 013
Evangelical Churches in Slovenia
P.O. Box 9226
Moravske Toplice
Slovenia
Tel: +386 25 381 323
Jewish
There is a small community of about 400-600 Jews in Slovenia, who have a very useful and active website. Most are English speaking.
Judovska skupnost Slovenije
Tržaška 2
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenija
Tel: +386 14 269 150
Greek Catholic Church
The Church of St. Cyril and St. Methodius
Grškokatoliški župnijski urad
Cesta XV. brigade
8330
Metlika