The bishop must give permission for remarriage when either or both parties have been married or in a civil union that has been legally dissolved. Remarriage request applications must be filed at least thirty (30) days prior to the intended date of marriage. “Cover letters” from clergy are necessary only in extraordinary circumstances.
Download Remarriage request form [PDF]
In the Episcopal Church each congregation serves as the primary record-keeper of its baptisms, confirmations, marriages and burials. If you are looking for any of these records, please inquire first to the church where the sacrament was performed.
Parish and diocesan records from more than 30 years ago are stored in the Special Collections Department of the University of Rhode Island Library. For more information about the URI Special Collections Librarian, call them at 401-874-4632.
Looking for records from a church that has closed or merged? See the following list:
Church of the Messiah, Foster
Merger/Closing Date: 1994
Resurrection, Warwick
Church of the Advent, Pawtucket
St. Andrew’s & St. Philip, Coventry
Church of the Messiah, Providence
St. Martin’s, Pawtucket
St. George’s, Newport
St. Matthias, Coventry
St. Mary’s, Warwick
Church of the Epiphany, Providence
Calvary Church, Pascoag
