Chancery and archives

The Code of Canon Law stipulates each diocese must have a vicar general who assists him in the governance of the diocese (c.475) and who has executive power (except that "which the bishop has reserved to himself" (c.479). In his role as moderator of the curia, the vicar general is the immediate supervisor of those who work in the chancery and finance offices. In the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, the vicar general also handles issues pertaining to clergy such as ministry authorization and letters of good standing, while the chancellor handles the records and archives and serves as an ecclesiastic notary.

For questions about ministry authorization or obtaining a celebret or letter of good standing, please contact our Vicar General, Msgr. Roch Martin.

The chancellor is appointed by the bishop to gather, arrange, and safeguard the acts of the diocesan curia (official documents required for diocesan governance) and conserve them in the diocesan archives (canon 482). 

The archives of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie acquires, preserves, and makes available for internal and limited external research the acts of the curia and supplemental documents and artifacts which reflect the ministry and institutions of the diocese, according to Catholic canon law and Canadian archival professional standards.

For questions about records management and archives, please contact our archivist, Laura Markiewicz.

For sacramental certificate requests, please contact the parish where the sacrament was celebrated. If you do not know, or the parish has closed, please contact Laura Markiewicz.