What kind of marriage is this?

[dclatta]

I am a Catholic who was married in a Baptist Church in 1982 with a Diocesan priest co-presiding with the Baptist minister. My wife was Baptist at the time and has now converted to the Catholic faith. In the eyes of the church what type of marriage is this and is it a valid marriage in the eyes of the church.

 

[Fr.Charles_Grondin]

If there was a Catholic priest present my assumption would be that the appropriate dispensations were applied for and therefore it was a valid marriage. Baptists are considered to have valid baptisms so your marriage in the Baptist ceremony would have been a sacramental marriage. Your wife’s conversion to the Catholic Church would not affect the nature of the marriage.