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In Italy a Catholic ceremony can only be performed in a Church and can only be celebrated when both bride and groom are Catholic. If one of the parties is of a different religion, a Catholic wedding is still possible as long as you attend the required pre-marital classes and have the paperwork approved by the religious authorities in Italy.
In the case of one of the parties being divorced, the Catholic Church will not allow you to remarry in church. You must have an annulment recognized by the Catholic Authorities.
The following documents are required for a Catholic wedding:
Formal letter from your Parish Priest granting permission for your wedding in Italy This is a document certifying that your Priest allows you to get married in Italy (specifying the name of the Church and the city chosen by you for your marriage).
Letter from the Bishop of your Parish Church granting permission for your wedding in Italy (specifying the name of the Church and the city chosen for your marriage). The letter must be written on the letterhead paper of your Bishop's office.
Original Prenuptial inquiry form issued by your Parish on formal church letterhead of your Parish. The form must have seal or stamp by the Bishop's Parish Office of your Country.
Letter from your Parish Priest stating that you have fulfilled all PreCana course (Premarital course). The letter must have seal or stamp by the Bishop's Parish Ofice of your country.
Certificate of Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation stamped by your Bishop's office. (with seals or stamps from your local Bishop's Parish Office)
If one of you is not Catholic he/she has to obtain a "permission of mixed religions" issued by the local Bishop of your country.
All the above documents must be sent to us by email or fax to verify that they are complete and to check with the Italia Curia that everything is OK:
If everything is OK, you will send the originals to the Italian Curia that will issue a Religious NullaOsta (official permission for the wedding). The Italian Curia has the final authority on granting official permission for the wedding after checking the religious paperwork.
IMPORTANT : Documents should not be done more that 3 months prior the wedding date or they will expire. We require a month as the absolute minimum to give the priest and archbishop in Italy time to review the paperwork.
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