My fiance and I are Catholic, she cannot get her Baptismal certificate for our daughters baptism. What can we?

Question

do to still get our daughter baptised in the Catholic Church?

Answer 1

Let me get this straight . . . you two are both Catholic. You have a child together, but you're not married. You want to get the child baptized Catholic and there's some sort of certificate hold-up . . . would the hold-up have something to do with you two wanting to baptize your child BEFORE you get married?

Answer 2

Catholic parents do not have to produce a Baptismal certificate in order for their children to be Baptized.

Still, it might be a good idea to obtain a new certificate if the old one has been lost. Contact the Catholic parish in which your wife(?) was baptized. They, or the Diocese in which the Church belongs, should have records of the Baptism and send you another certificate.

You might want to keep the Baptismal certificates in a strong box, safe, where ever you keep deeds, life insurance info, all that important stuff.

Answer 3

Why can't she get her baptismal certificate? It's a permanent record. All she has to do is contact the parish where she was baptized and request a copy.

If you have yours, though, you should still be able to have your daughter baptized.

Answer 4

<> You're explanation sounds a bit confused. I think perhaps it's because you are differentiating Catholics from Christians, when Catholics ARE Christians. I have to presume you are talking about a Catholic Baptism. <> Merely not being married in the Catholic Church wouldn't stop the Catholic man from being godfather. There has to be more to it. Were they married via civil union? If that's the case, the Catholic man cannot be godfather because he is living in sin. Civil unions are mere legal exercises with absolutely no bearing on the spiritual. Marriage is a Holy Sacrament to be administered by the Church, not a court. As far as the godmother is concern, that's easy. She can't be godmother simply because she's not a Catholic. Only Catholics - active practicing Catholics - can be godparents. <> They can stand as official Baptism Witnesses, but not godparents.

Answer 5

Even non catholics can have their children baptised Catholic. I know people who have converted to Catholicism after their child was baptized and attended Catholic school for a couple of years.

It should not be an issue at all.

Answer 6

I think you should to ask the parish office to having a request for the baptismal certificate of your fiance or talking a parish priest and asking him to help about it

Answer 7

Ask your parish priest for help.

Not many people have their baptismal certificate.

Answer 8

Contact the church in which you were baptized. They have a copy. if you do not know which church, contact the diocese office.