A marriage may be solemnized by a Church of England minister only after proper Preliminaries. These are either:
- Banns,
- a Superintendent Registrar’s Certificate,
- an Archbishop’s Special Licence, or
- a Common Licence.
A Common Licence can be issued by the diocesan Chancellor in his/her role as Vicar General of the Bishop. In practice the system is administered by the Registry team in Wolverhampton, but Surrogates are sometimes appointed to act within a particular deanery. The diocesan Registrar and his Deputy Registrar are also appointed as Surrogates, but with authority to act across the whole diocese.
Here is the current list of Surrogates in the diocese:
Deanery | Minister | Telephone | |
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Lichfield Archdeaconry |
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Rugeley | Mark Davys | 01889 883722 | revmdavys@gmail.com |
Salop Archdeaconry |
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Edgmond & Shifnal | Mary Thomas | 07376 122632 | revmarythomas@gmail.com |
Ellesmere | Patricia Hawkins | 01691 622571 | revpat.hawkins@gmail.com |
Hodnet | Catherine McBride | 01630 656943 | vicarofstmarys@gmail.com |
Hodnet | Jane Morris | 01630 801207 | morrisjane516@gmail.com |
Oswestry | John Chesworth | 01691 653922 | chez.chesworth@gmail.com |
Oswestry | Harvey Gibbons | 01691 653467 | revdharvey@gmail.com |
Shrewsbury & Wrekin | Fiona Iddon | 01743 362399 | fi.iddon@trinitychurches.org |
Shrewsbury & Wrekin | Christine Tough | 01952 510304 | christine.v.tough@gmail.com |
Telford | |||
Stoke-upon-Trent Archdeaconry |
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Eccleshall | Alison Hudson | 01785 822820 | rectorstaffsborder@gmail.com |
Leek | Nigel Irons | 01538 386114 | stedwardsleek@hotmail.com |
Stafford | Richard Grigson | 07877 168498 | richard.grigson@staffordchurches.uk |
Stoke-on-Trent | Andrew Wickens | 01782 413915 | awickens@stokeminster.org |
Stoke-on-Trent | David McHardy | 01782 398585 | david.mchardy@hotmail.co.uk |
Stone | |||
Tutbury | |||
Uttoxeter | Margaret Sherwin | 01889 560234 | mjsherwin@btinternet.com |
Walsall Archdeaconry |
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None at present - consult Registry |