The number of Church marriages registered in the Archdiocese of Malta during the year 2011 was 1,520.
1,315 of the total number of marriages registered during 2011, were marriages between Maltese citizens. There were 66 marriages between Maltese and foreigners, divided as follows: 31 between Maltese Catholics and foreign Catholics; 23 between Maltese Catholics and foreign Christians; 12 between Maltese Catholics to non-Christians. Also registered were 16 marriages between Maltese citizens living in a foreign country and 123 marriages between foreign couples.
In 2011, 66 persons (29 men and 37 women) from 27 different countries were married to Maltese citizens in Church, as follows: from Italy (12), Russia (9), the UK (7), Philippines (5). The most popular months for marriages were June (301), July (242) and May (210). The most common ages of the couples married this year were between 20 and 29 years old.
In 2011, 55 marriages were convalidated. A convalidated marriage is a civil marriage in which the spouses request to be married in the Church.
During the same period, there were 16 widows/widowers who re-married as well as 48 persons who re-married following a declaration of nullity of their previous marriage.
This information was compiled by the Marriages Office of the Archbishop’s Curia. It does not include information of marriages within the Diocese of Gozo.