About Baptismal Certificates?

Question

I lost the copy of my baptismal certificate. I went to the church to secure another one just to find out someone messed up with the names of my father and mother and I'm also registered having a different surname. Now the one in charge told me in order for them to be able to make the necessary corrections I'd have to submit my birth certificate (which I'm also trying to fix since it's not registered on the NSO). Then I'd have to ask the Archbishops permission to make the correction (this takes a lot of time I suppose). Should I just have another baptism to get another certificate bec I don't want to go thru all the fuss of having all these corrections made?

Answer 1

It shows that the details of your baptismal is not correct. You have an option to have baptized again. But first, go to a local city municipal where you were born, if they have your birth registration, you can request them to expedite the transmittal of your birth record to NSO (just get the courier details & date of transmittal for your reference in following it up to NSO). But if still you have no record, you can registered late. I cannot give you an exact way to do it because the details you mentioned is not sufficient. Specially if your purpose is for passport application.

Answer 2

Consider a neighbor approaching you asking you to certify that he goes to church every Sunday with his dad and mom. You asked for the parents' name and he gives you names you haven't even heard of. You ask for a certificate even just to verify his name but he says he's not registered on the NSO. Will you certify him?

He then decides just to go to another church and probably gets lucky and receives a certificate. Now, considering that that guy goes to church TWICE every Sunday with his dad and mom, don't you find it a bit strange he chooses this path?

Answer 3

be eisier just to go to another church get baptised again.save disterbing the archbishop and all that palava,