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gina409
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godparent question

does anyone know the requirements

for one of the twins i would like to ask my niece to be the godmother

i am hers...she is 13 and made all her sacraments


is their an age requirement?

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Posted 10/23/12 11:03 PM
 
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cateyemm
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Re: godparent question

I'm pretty sure it's 16 yo but check with your church.

Posted 10/23/12 11:53 PM
 

MrsKelly
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Re: godparent question

I agree to check with your church but i am my nieces godmother & i was 14 when she was christened

Posted 10/24/12 7:06 AM
 

TyReseGreen
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Re: godparent question

I am my nieces and I was 14 when she was christened and we are Catholic.

Posted 10/24/12 7:33 AM
 

gdubs
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Re: godparent question

Posted by cateyemm

I'm pretty sure it's 16 yo but check with your church.



I thought it was 16 too... but maybe that is to be a confirmation sponsor??

Posted 10/24/12 7:44 AM
 

Sparrow
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Re: godparent question

I believe you only have to have been confirmed, I don't know that there's an age requirement. I'm almost positive that I wasn't 16 when I became a Godmother.

Posted 10/24/12 9:31 AM
 

BeachMom
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Re: godparent question

It all depends on the church.

Posted 10/24/12 9:32 AM
 

babylove628
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godparent question

Gina, I looked into this bc we want DHs niece and she's 17, I think minimum is 16 but it depends mostly on the monsignor at your church, you can prob call the rectory and ask them directly for the best answer. Hope they say yes to you.

Posted 10/24/12 11:39 AM
 

NurseMommy09
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Re: godparent question

Posted by gina409

does anyone know the requirements

for one of the twins i would like to ask my niece to be the godmother

i am hers...she is 13 and made all her sacraments


is their an age requirement?

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My nephew is being baptized next week,and my brother just went through this.
i was made godmother to my cousin when i was 14 years old, but we just found out they changed the requirements, you must be at least 16 years old. My poor brother asked our cousin to be the godfather of my nephew and he is 15, when they went to the church they looked up his records, and said he cant. My brother had to take it back from him, and it was just upsetting all around.
I would double check with your parish, but i think its a mandated requirement throughout all the churches.

Posted 10/24/12 11:49 AM
 

butterfly20
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godparent question

catholic church has an age minimum........ I think its 16 AND our church now requires a copy of the baptism/confirmation certificate - so they'd be able to confirm age on it too( they didn't require it 3 years ago when #1 was baptised)

Posted 10/24/12 6:32 PM
 
 

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