Marriage Norms and Documents

To view and/or print a document listed below, click on its title.

Marriage Policy of the Diocese of Portland

Marriage Norms (2010)

Marriage Preparation Guidelines (2008)

Convalidation Guidelines (2010)

Dispensations and Permissions

Application Form

Guidelines

Premarital Investigation

Guide for Completing the Pre-Marital Investigation (PMI)

PMI Form

Miscellaneous

Wedding Guide for Out-of-State Clergy

This guide should be sent to a cleric in another diocese when he is preparing a couple intending to marry in the Diocese of Portland.

Sample Letter of Suitability for a Priest

This sample letter can be used by other dioceses and religious institutes when one of their priests intends to celebrate a wedding in the Diocese of Portland.

Petition for a Declaration of Nullity (Formal Case)

Appendix A: Explanations of the Grounds of Nullity (Formal Case)

Petition for a Declaration of Nullity Due to Lack of Form

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