Former Catholic priest Alberto Cutie officially married 35-year-old Ruhama Buni Canellis in Florida courthouse ceremony on Tuesday, June 16, 2009.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/father.cutie.married/ Canellis and Cutie will also have a religious ceremony at an unnamed church.http://www.miamiherald.com/486/story/1100573.html
After tabloid magazines published photos of the priest and a 'mystery' woman on the beach, Cutie, who admitted to breaking his vow of celibacy, left the Catholic church and became Episcopalian on May 28, 2009.
Canellis Background
The Miami Herald reported, on May 8, 2009, that Canellis was married to David Hope Norton from 1994 until 1996. Neighbors said she had two sons, ages five and 15 years old, but later reports said she was the mother of a teenage son. According to the report, Canellis was a licensed "body wrapper" and facial specialist.http://www.miamiherald.com/519/story/1037750.html
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Age
35 years old in 2009
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Spouse
Alberto Cutie, former Catholic priest
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Birthplace
Guatemala
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Has a teenage son, once divorced
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Married Cutie on June 16, 2009
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Married Cutie at the Coral Gables courthouse
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The couple will have a private church ceremony
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Cutie was a Catholic priest until photographs of him and Canellis on the beach together appeared in tabloids
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Was friends for with Cutie for years before their relationship began
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Canellis and Cutie met in church
