Godparents

It is a great honor to be a godparent, it is more than an honor. A godparent is a trusted adult who will be a real and long-lasting help in the Christian formation of the child. 

• The Church requires one godparent. Most often, however, families have both a godmother and godfather as godparents. 
• A godparent is a confirmed Catholic who leads a life in harmony with the Catholic faith and the role to be undertaken. 
• A baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic Christian religion may be a Christian Witness as long as the other godparent is a confirmed Catholic. 
• The godparent cannot be the father or mother of the one to be baptized.
• While there are many wonderful people of good character who might make wonderful godparents, one must be a baptized Christian to fulfill this role.