Is a Church of England marriage valid in the Catholic Church?

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My husband and I are both baptised church of England and got married in a church of England church.
If I was to convert to Catholicism, is our marriage recognised in the Catholic Church or is some form of ceremony necessary to validate it?
Neither of us have been married before.

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No it won’t be

Your marriage is legally recognised and you would not need a new wedding. If you wanted you could always have a blessing

Our local Catholic priest is a married former CofE vicar, who lives in the prespatory with his wife. At one time I would have said probably not, but the Catholic Church, certainly in the UK, is progressing.

Our local Catholic priest is a married former CofE vicar, who lives in the prespatory with his wife. At one time I would have said probably not, but the Catholic Church, certain in the UK, is progressing.

No

Actually the Catholic Church would recognise the marriage of two baptised Christians as a valid sacramental marriage.

A mixed bag of answers!
I don't mind going through a ceremony if we have to.
@Slimmingstar Do you know people in the same situation? You seem very certain that it won't be accepted.

@Slimmingstar

No it won’t be

Actually yes. You are wrong. Twice. The Anglican and Catholic churches both recognise marriage as a sacrament. The OP and her husband are both baptised and married. It's therefore recognised.

@Overdueanamechange would that be in Nottingham by any chance?

@thecapitalsunited actually it wouldn't. To be valid in the eye of the RC church a con validation ceremony is required.

Why do you both want to convert?

@Toddlerteaplease Convalidation is for a marriage between at least one Catholic which didn’t conform to canonical form. Two non-Catholics don’t need to conform to canonical form so they don’t need a convalidation to make their marriage valid when one or both convert to Catholicism. Only Catholics need to follow the rules, you get a free pass if neither of you were Catholic at the time of the marriage since non-Catholic Christians only need to follow natural law not canon law.

I'm absolutely sure that @Moondust001 is correct.

would that be in Nottingham by any chance?

The married priest I know of isn’t. Much further south :). Must be more than one!

My cousin married her husband in a CofE church. Their children were also christened there. They later decided to 'become' catholic. They are definitely considered to be married with no other processes necessary.

@Moondust001 is correct. A CofE marriage between two baptised members of the C of E is considered entirely sacramentally valid in Catholicism.

If you convert to Catholicism, your marriage will be valid wherever it happened. I was married in a Baptist church and years later converted to Catholicism. I was validly married, end of.

Good luck.

PS to above post. I was also married, very briefly, as a teenager (I regret that), at the local registrar, divorced fairly quickly; a few years later met my gorgeous husband. My previous divorce made no difference at all.

@Slimmingstar

No it won’t be

Yes it is. As is a Church of Scotland one. As my Priest confirmed.

Of course it’s valid. As is a CofE baptism. People who convert don’t get re-baptised.

Hi. My husband is Catholic and we married in a C of E church. Our marriage is recognized fully in both. To do this, however we had to get permission from the Catholic bishop and we had both priests at the ceremony. Otherwise, I believe it would only have been recognized legally by the Catholic church.

I agree that you don't need convalidation but you can check this with your priest.

I looked into this as I actually do need convalidation but covid got in the way. I've decided to do it when things are more normal and I can get my family together. Catholic Church recognises the marriage of non Catholics the problem comes if a baptised Catholic marries outside the Catholic Church.

If you convert to Catholicism, your marriage will be valid wherever it happened.

Out of interest, would that apply to register office weddings too?

Catholic Church recognises the marriage of non Catholics the problem comes if a baptised Catholic marries outside the Catholic Church.
That makes sense. That must have been why we had to do it so not analogous with OP's situation. Sorry for the confusion.