Hawaii Catholic Weddings - Archbishop Anderson

Archbishop Anderson is licensed by the State of Hawaii to perform the Sacrament of Marriage. He is able to perform weddings anywhere in the State of Hawaii. Couples will be required to complete the required Marriage Preparation Course (Precanna) before he will perform their wedding. He also highly recommends a course on Natural Family Planning for all couples in child-bearing years, but does not require it as a prerequisite to the marriage ceremony. For more information, click on the Marriage Prep button.

Archbishop Anderson's apostolic lines trace back to St. Peter, St. James the Less, St. John the Evangelist, and St. Andrew. He has just been installed as Patriarch and Presiding Prelate of the Ecumenical Catholic Church of America. He holds multiple Doctorates in Theology, Philosophy, Divinity, and Canon Law. He is the only AWPA Certified Wedding Officiant and Certified Wedding Coordinator in the State of Hawaii. He is also the only member of the National Association of Wedding Officiants and American Wedding Professionals Association in the State of Hawaii.

For almost two decades Archbishop Anderson has coordinated and officiated close to two thousand wedding ceremonies throughout Arkansas, Arizona, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Florida, and Hawaii helping couples determine exactly what they want for their wedding and helping create their special day.

Archbishop Anderson is the only person to be certified by the AWPA as a Certified Wedding Officiant and a Certified Wedding Coordinator at the same time and is the only person in the State of Hawaii to hold either certification. Dr. Anderson is a Certified Travel Agent and a Certified Hawaii Destination Specialist by the Ke Kula O Hawaii of the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau as well as a Honeymoon & Destination Wedding Specialist and Islands of the Bahamas Specialist.

All Catholic weddings must follow Church traditions. A Declaration of Intention must be completed before he can solemnize the wedding. If either of you have been previously married, that marriage must first be annulled by the Church before the new marriage can take place, otherwise the Church will not recognize the new marriage and you will not be allowed to receive communion. This process is easy to accomplish and we can assist you with this.

Archbishop Anderson also performs funeral/burial ceremonies, baptisms, house blessings, and house cleansings upon request.