Can you marry in a church if you’ve been divorced?

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Google doesn’t seem to have a definitive answer

I think it’s a yes isn’t it?

Depends on the church.

Think it depends on the religion and if the previous marriages were held in a church. With Roman Catholic I think you can't marry in a church if you've been married in one before unless your previous partner is deceased. Not sure on the rest

CofE

Not married in a church before. Divorced after infidelity

It depends on the church.

In the Catholic church it seems to depend whether your first marriage was a Catholic ceremony. If it was a church wedding first time round then no priests will not marry you unless your first marriage was annulled (different to divorce, not quite sure of the process). If your first marriage was a civil ceremony then they might because the first wedding isn't necessarily recognised by the church. This one may depend on your particular priest.

I'm not very knowledgeable about any other church, so can't help you there.

Not in a catholic church, usually.

It is up to the priest who would take the service in the Church of England.

Precisely what I was going to say Spartak. The only way to find out is to ask. I know people who have been remarried in church and others who have had a register office wedding and a blessing in church.

Yes it is possible. It will depend on the vicar and what he/she permits. You'll have to go and have a chat with them. They will probably want to know why the first marriage broke down.

If your previous marriage wasnt held in a church then i think you should be okay. I-m pretty sure its to do with being 'married in the eyes of god' but you would be best speaking to someone from your parish

Depends on the church as others said.

Def not in a Roman Catholic Church. I married a divorcee and was told I was an adulterer as in the eyes of the church he was still married. no matter that his exw has run off with his best friend

I believe it is entirely up to the vicar in the CofE.

I think they generally don’t like it if the infidelity that led to the first marriage breaking down is the same relationship as the new marriage. They would interview the divorced person to discuss what happened in the first marriage and how things would be different this time.

I think it depends on the vicar, I know one who will marry anyone but another who is very strict.

Sorry cross posted

Yes my mother remarried in a C of E church, the priest had no issue with it.

A lot of churches are just happy to have the bums on seats, these days.

I live in Australia so I don’t know if the rules are different. The Sydney Anglican diocese will allow divorced people to remarry but it depends on the reason for the divorce. So if the other party was adulterous, or there was abuse, then it’s a yes. Basically if the other party broke the marriage vows. If not, sometimes the bishop won’t allow. The minister will usually put a compelling argument to the bishop if they think it’s ok.
I would say in the UK it is down to the minister or local diocese.

In an Orthodox Church you get three chances and each wedding is more somber than the last. You can’t get married a fourth time.

Meghan Markle managed it

Ask your minister - some will, some won't.

If it's CofE it's up to the vicar's personal views on remarriage after divorce, whether you were married in church before, and the reasons for the breakdown.

If you divorced after infidelity then, bluntly, it may depend on whether you were the guilty party and, if so, whether you are intending to marry the person you left the previous spouse for.

It can cause a lot of bad feeling in a congregation if some people are allowed to marry after divorce when others previously have not been permitted, so some vicars say a blanket 'no'.

Link to what to expect from the CofE:

www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/MarriageAFTERdivorceFORM.pdf

I was married in the same church twice. The very same building. Baptist. No one seemed to mind.

Yes. Most churches are fine about it.

Depends. But usually. DH was divorced and we were married in a church, although the minister did say he was more comfortable doing it because DH's first wedding was secular.

Yes - I did. And first marriage not in a church.