In respect of denomination of the marriages occurring in 2004, the single leading categories overall were Church of God (2,521), Baptist (2,315) and United Church (2,310). Note that the “Other” category, which comprises all other denominations not specified in Table 20, led with 7,915 marriages.

CHART 8: 2004 MARRIAGES SHOWING DENOMINATIONS

Observation of parish trends reveals that St. Thomas, St. Mary, St. Elizabeth and Trelawny each had its single leading denomination being Baptist. In addition to being the overall leader, the Church of God group led in St. Ann, Clarendon and Westmoreland. In St. Andrew and St. Catherine the leading group was the Seventh Day Adventist while in Manchester and Hanover, the United Church led the way. Kingston and Portland had their leading denomination as Apostolic and finally St. James was the sole parish that had it highest number of marriages from the Assemblies of God group. Of note also is that there were 768 marriages conducted by Civil Registrars.

TABLE 20: MARRIAGES OCCURRING BY PARISH OF OCCURRENCE AND LEADING DENOMINATIONS AND CIVIL REGISTRARS FOR 2004

Concerning marriages by denomination and month of occurrence, most groups had their busiest months in July and August. Exceptions to this were Assemblies of God with the highest number of marriages in June, United Church in May while Methodist and Seventh Day Adventist had their highest in December.

TABLE 20a: MARRIAGES OCCURING BY MONTH OF OCCURRENCE AND LEADING DENOMINATIONS AND CIVIL REGISTRARS FOR 2004

Seven of the denomination groups had their highest number of marriages being solemnised by Minister’s Licence. The Methodist, Moravian, Roman Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist groups, on the other hand, had the majority of their marriages performed on Marriage Officer’s Certificate. The Salvation Army was the sole group having most marriages by Special Licence. Civil Registrars, of course, had mostly Civil Registrar Certificate solemnised marriages.

Seven of the denomination groups had their highest number of marriages being solemnised by Minister’s Licence. The Methodist, Moravian, Roman Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist groups, on the other hand, had the majority of their marriages performed on Marriage Officer’s Certificate. The Salvation Army was the sole group having most marriages by Special Licence. Civil Registrars, of course, had mostly Civil Registrar Certificate solemnised marriages.

TABLE 20b: MARRIAGES OCCURRING BY AUTHORITY AND LEADING DENOMINATIONS AND CIVIL REGISTRARS FOR 2004

Seven of the denomination groups had their highest number of marriages being solemnised by Minister’s Licence. The Methodist, Moravian, Roman Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist groups, on the other hand, had the majority of their marriages performed on Marriage Officer’s Certificate. The Salvation Army was the sole group having most marriages by Special Licence. Civil Registrars, of course, had mostly Civil Registrar Certificate solemnised marriages. Seven of the denomination groups had their highest number of marriages being solemnised by Minister’s Licence. The Methodist, Moravian, Roman Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist groups, on the other hand, had the majority of their marriages performed on Marriage Officer’s Certificate. The Salvation Army was the sole group having most marriages by Special Licence. Civil Registrars, of course, had mostly Civil Registrar Certificate solemnised marriages.