Diocesan Registry

The Diocesan Registry is the legal office supporting the Bishop of St Albans and legal aspects of the work of the diocese.

The Registry is responsible for:

• processing Petitions for Faculties;
• giving free advice to parish officers, clergy, boards and committees of the Diocese;
• issuing the documentation to enable burial grounds to be consecrated;
• issuing marriage licences;
• dealing with applications for reservation of gravespaces

Please note in the forms below that the Faculty Fee has increased to £311.20 from the 1st January 2022.

The Registry has issued guidance on the following subjects:

• *NEW*Changes to rules for marriages effective from 1 July 2021
• FAQs: Marriage Registration Changes May 2021 and other changes July 2021 
• Guidance from the national church (Faculty Office) about post-Brexit arrangements for marriages involving EEA and Swiss nationals
• Marriage-Preliminaries
• The Churchyard Regulations – each Diocese has its own Regulations.  For information regarding burials, cremated remains and memorials.
• Churchyards – Guidance and Good Practice for Clergy
• Churchyard Handbook – Guide for Families 
• Churchyard – CR1 Application to introduce a memorial (PDF)
• Churchyard – CR1 Application to introduce a memorial (Word)
• Churchyard – CR2 Application to introduce a memorial – Amendment (PDF)
• Churchyard – CR2 Application to introduce a memorial – Amendment (Word)
• Grave Reservation
• Private Faculty for Memorial in churchyard
• Garden of Remembrance Plot Reservation
• Telecomms guidance
• Display of Public Notices for Faculties – Covid-19 Chancellor’s Directions 

The General Register Office have issued a publication titled Guidebook for The Clergy which gives guidance on Clergy responsibilities regarding the regulations and certification requirements for marriages, baptisms and burials.

Diocesan Deputy Registrars

Diocesan Deputy Registrars: Owen Carew-Jones and Jon Baldwin
Registry Clerk: Anne-Marie Organ
Address: St Albans Diocesan Registry, Winckworth Sherwood LLP, Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London SE1 9BB (DX: 156810 London Bridge 6)
Telephone: 020 7593 5015
Email: stalbansregistry@wslaw.co.uk

Owen Carew-Jones

Jon Baldwin