Tribunal / Marriage Annulments

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Annulment Process:

Please read the following documents and forms in the order posted. 

An Introduction to the Annulment Process
Basic Data Form
Basic Data Form — Spanish
Petitioner’s Good-Faith Efforts to Locate Former Spouse

Forms can be completed on your computer if you have the software and can use it, or printed and completed by hand. Please write legibly.

All forms and documents can be returned in these ways:

  • As a scanned .pdf attachment to an email to: pthomas@diocesealex.org.
  • By delivery to: The Tribunal, St. Joseph Catholic Center , 4400 Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria, LA
  • By mail to:

The Tribunal
St. Joseph Catholic Center
PO Box 7417
Alexandria, LA 71306-0417

PLEASE KEEP A PHOTOCOPY OF ANYTHING YOU BRING OR SEND TO THE TRIBUNAL! MAIL AND DOCUMENTS CAN BE LOST!

Make certain that all documents are included with the Basic Data Form as requested or provide an explanation. If you need help, contact Patricia Thomas at pthomas@diocesealex.org or (318) 445-6424 x263.

Please note that the Basic Data Form must be completed in its entirety for it to be processed. If we receive an incomplete Basic Data Form, it will be returned to you, unprocessed. All of the blanks must be filled in with real information. Please do not put “do not know” or your form will be returned to you.

Staff

Judicial Vicar
Very Rev. Peter Faulk, JCD, JV
P.O. Box 7417, Alexandria, LA 71306
Phone: 318-445-2401, ext. 217
Email: frpfaulk@diocesealex.org

Defender of the Bond
Rev. James Ferguson, JCL
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: 318-445-6424, ext. 265
Email: frjferguson@diocesealex.org

Ecclesiastical Judge
Rev. Taylor Reynolds, JCL
St. Joseph Church
P. O. Box 198, St. Joseph, LA 71366
Phone: 318- 766-3565
Email: frtreynolds@diocesealex.org

Moderator of the Tribunal
Patricia Thomas
P.O. Box 7417, Alexandria, LA 71306
Phone: 318-445-2401, ext. 263
Email: pthomas@diocesealex.org

Clinical Psychologist/Assessor
Lee Kniepp, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 7417, Alexandria, LA 71306
Phone: 318-445-6424, ext. 229
Email: kneipplb@gmail.com