Godparent/Sponsor Prep

So, you’ve been asked to be a Godparent for someone getting baptized or a sponsor for someone making their Confirmation.
What do you do now?

Obtain a Sacramental Sponsorship Certificate from your residing parish. To do this, you must review and affirm the following:

GODPARENTS & SPONSORS FOR CONFIRMATION MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: 
  • MUST NOT BE The parents of the child being baptized, however, the child’s Grandparents are eligible (if they meet all the other requirements).
  • MUST BE at least 16 years old.
  • MUST BE a practicing Catholic AND be fully initiated into the Catholic church by having received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and First Holy Communion. A practicing Catholic implies that they attend Sunday Mass and they participate regularly in receiving the Eucharist and Reconciliation sacraments. An unbaptized or non-Catholic may not be a godparent for Baptism.
  • Be leading a life in harmony with the faith and the role to be undertaken; therefore, if married, marriage must be recognized by the Catholic Church. If they are married civilly or in another Christian tradition, they are not eligible to serve as a godparent until their marriage is recognized. If single, must be striving to live a chaste life and therefore cannot be living with a person outside of marriage.


For Saint Rose Parishioners:

Once you have reviewed the responsibilities above and affirmed all the statements are true, please feel free to click the button below and fill out the form to request your sponsor certificate.

*Individuals must be a registered parishioner a minimum of 30 days prior to requesting a Sacramental Sponsorship Certificate.

Sponsor Request Form