Church Tribunal

Alberta Regional Tribunal

Judicial Vicar: Rev. Gregory Bittman

Vice-Chancellor: Delia Waldock

The tribunal is an agency within a diocese that handles judicial matters, specifically the application of canon law and the protection of rights. The Alberta Regional Tribunal serves the dioceses of Edmonton, St. Paul, Grouard-McLennan, and Mackenzie-Fort Smith. Currently most of its activity as an ecclesiastical court concerns marriages. One of the tribunal’s primary duties is to study a marriage at the request of either of the parties to decide if a valid bond was present.

Typical situations include:

a divorced Catholic seeking clarification of his/her own status in the Church
a divorced and civilly remarried Catholic wishing to return to the full sacramental life of the Church
a divorced person of any religion who is planning to marry a Catholic
a divorced non-Catholic planning to be received into the Catholic Church through the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).

Regional Tribunal Staff

Defender of the Bond: Sister Hazel Dalton UJ
Tribunal Case Instructors: Linda Onofrychuk, Barb Croteau
Administrative Assistant, Tribunal: Denise Levesque
Administrative Assistant, Marriage Dispensations: Lucille Jamieson

Contact: Phone 780-469-4446, Fax 780-465-2880, email Canonical Services

Tribunal fees increase May 1, 2009

Frequently Asked Questions

Application for Annulment Form