Access To Long Recording Office, 78 Mass Marriage Couples At Jayapura Mayor's Office

The clerk checked the files of a couple who used the mass marriage service at the Jayapura Mayor's Office, Papua, Tuesday (28/2/2023). (ANTARA)

JAYAPURA - A total of 78 couples took advantage of the mass marriage service held at the Jayapura Mayor's Office, Papua Province. This was done because the couple had difficulty accessing the remote civil registration office. Among the couples who took advantage of the wedding service provided by the Jayapura City Population and Civil Registration Office, there were 71 couples who underwent a marriage and seven couples who underwent a marriage ceremony. Head of the Jayapura City Population and Civil Registration Service Raymond Mandibbondibo said that the city government organized mass marriage services for Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists to commemorate the 113th anniversary of Jayapura City on March 7, 2023. "So, today 78 pairs of Muslims who take part in mass marriages, while for Christians, Hindus and Buddhists (mass marriage services) will be held on March 4, 2023," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 28. He explained that the city government provides mass marriage services to facilitate citizens who have difficulty accessing wedding registration services. The Jayapura City Population and Civil Registration Office further plans to cooperate with religious leaders, religious courts, as well as religious affairs offices to hold mass wedding services. Raymond said that the Jayapura City Population and Civil Registration Service since 2012 until it has held mass marriage services for 1,841 Muslim pairs as well as 3,986 Christian, Catholic, Hindu, and Buddhist pairs of religions.

Acting Regent of Jayapura Frans Pekey previously said that the city government held mass wedding services to ensure that marriages were registered. Marriage records are needed to provide legal certainty to married couples and their children, ensure the fulfillment of the rights and obligations arising from marriage, to facilitate access to public services.