Answers to FAQs About the Administration and Recording of Sacraments

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The Office of the Vicar General/Moderator of the Curia

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Sacramental Registers / Recording the Sacraments

♦ Are parishes permitted to open our sacramental registers to and share their information with people/organizations outside of the Church?

♦ When sacraments take place in a hospital, nursing facility or on a college campus, where are the sacraments recorded?

♦ When multiple parishes come together for a joint celebration of the sacraments, where and how are the sacraments recorded?

♦ When, where and how are death registers to be used by a parish?

♦ When a parish acquires new liturgical books for the celebration of Mass and other liturgical rites, what does it do with old and/or outdated editions/copies of these books?

Marriage Dispensations and What is a Sacramental Marriage?

♦ Is the delegation of a priest/deacon required for a Catholic wedding?

♦ How do annulments affect the setting of wedding dates?

♦ What happens when annulments are pending and/or restrictions have been imposed?

♦ Whom should I contact to obtain dispensations and permissions for marriages?

♦ What is the difference between a valid marriage and a sacramental marriage?

Celiac Sprue Disease & Low-Gluten Hosts

♦ What are the guidelines for obtaining permission to use low-gluten hosts?