Dispensations for Marriage Impediments

Ordinary cases c. 1078 Urgent danger of death Omnia parata c. 1080

situation c. 1079
Who can grant dispensation? Local ordinary Local ordinary Local ordinary

When the local ordinary cannot For occult cases- parish priest, properly delegated
be reached: parish priest, properly minister, priest or deacon who assists in
delegated minister, priest or extraordinary form, confessor
deacon who assists in
extraordinary form (NOTE: these
are to inform the local ordinary of
this and record it in marriage
register if public)

Confessor for occult cases only

To whom can it be granted?
His own subjects
All those in his territory
(sacramental: not to be recorded;
non-sacramental: recorded and
kept in secret archive)
Local ordinary, parish priest- all Local ordinary, parish priest- all subjects, all in
subjects, all in territory territory

Delegated minister- those whose Delegated minister- those whose marriage assisting
marriage assisting at at

Confessor- the penitent Confessor- the penitent

What may be dispensed All ecclesiastical impediments
from? except holy orders, perpetual
vows of religious, and crime
(c.1090)
Form and all ecclesiastical
impediments (public or occult)
except holy orders
Confessor- all occult
impediments
Local ordinary-All ecclesiastical impediments
(public or occult) except holy orders and perpetual
vows of religious
The others- All ecclesiastical impediments (occult)
except holy orders and perpetual vows of religious

NOTE: Sacramental forum dispensations are not to be recorded anywhere except if otherwise advised by the Apostolic Penitentiary. However, if it becomes
public, a dispensation must be sought or witnesses, other than the confessor, can prove the dispensation was given in the internal forum.