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I would like to have my child baptized. What are the rules when selecting god-parents?

April 26, 2017baptized child god-parents rules selecting

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I would like to have my child baptized. What are the rules when selecting god-parents?

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Canon law or Church law refers to god-parents as ‘sponsors’ or ‘witnesses”. When selecting sponsors for your child’s baptism, canon law tells us that one sponsor is sufficient however two sponsors are acceptable. If selecting one, the person may be of either gender (it is not a requirement that the god-parent be the same gender as the child being baptized) but must be Catholic. If selecting two god-parents, you must choose one from each gender (one male and one female). One of the two must be Catholic, the other may be a member of another Christian church such as Anglican or Lutheran.