Bishop Hughes will rely primarily on the recommendation of the priests of our diocese in making judgments under the provisions of Title I, Canon 19, Section 3.

*To complete an online request,please click here and submit at least 30 days before the wedding. 

After the wedding, please complete and return the Solemnization of Remarriage of Persons Previously Married (attached below) to the Bishop's executive assistant, Chloe Caprice, by mail to the Episcopal House of Newark. 

In situations where one or both persons have been divorced two or more times, unless the priest is a trained counselor or therapist, I ask you to refer the couple to such trained persons for pre-marital counseling.