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By 'catholic chapel' you are making reference to the worldwide christian church body. In that case, the answer is YES.

If you meant 'Catholic chapel', the answer is NO. You should be aware that the Catholic church does not allow re-marriage unless you go through a tribunal that has the ability to annul your previous marriage. Whether or not the former cleric is still a practicing member of the church ministry should be of no consequence. The Catholic Church would not deem a marriage as valid where it had been celebrated and administered by an excommunicated member of the clergy. Marriage is viewed as a Sacrament of the Church and no excommunicated member of the clergy can administer any Sacrament. Therefore in the eyes of the Catholic Church your previous marriage would be null and void. However, in the eyes of the State you would be lawfully married and would necessarily need to obtain a Decree Nisi Absolute, (divorce) before re-marrying. As you would not have been previously deemed as married in the eyes of the Church, it is unlikely that you would require any Special Dispensations from His Holiness, The Pope, for annulment of that union in order to re-marry. However, if the Church did deem your previous union as a valid marriage, then any subsequent marriage would not be deemed valid in the eyes of the Church without first obtaining an annulment of that marriage via a Papal Dispensation.

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