The Office for Canonical Services grants marriage dispensations, approves files to be sent to other dioceses and assists with canonical questions that arise in parishes or agencies of the archdiocese.

For more information, please contact us at:
[email protected]
301-853-4543
fax 301-853-7674

Mailing Address
Post Office Box 29260
Washington DC 20017-0260

Metropolitan Tribunal

The Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Washington can investigate a former marriage and determine whether or not, at the time it was entered into, lacked one or more characteristics that the Catholic Church considers essential for a valid marriage.

• Petition for Declaration of Nullity of a Marriage – Formal Case: English | Spanish
• Petition for Declaration of Nullity of a Marriage due to Lack of Form: English | Spanish
• Marriage Annulments – Questions and Answers: English | Spanish

For more information, please contact us at:
[email protected]
301-853-4543
fax 301-853-7674

Mailing Address
Post Office Box 29260
Washington DC 20017-0260