Who Can Be A Godparent!

According to Canon Law the following is required of Godparents:

• They must be at least 16 years of age.
• They must be someone other than the parents of the child.
• They must be a practicing Catholic who has been baptized, received the Holy Eucharist and been Confirmed.
  ​They must be in good standing with the church. (For example they may not be divorced and remarried without having an annulment.)
• They must be chosen by the parents and have the ability and intention of fulfilling their role.
• It is only required that a child have ONE Godparent. You may have one Non-Catholic Christian act as a "Christian Witness" rather than a second Godparent.
•  If there are TWO godparents one must be male and one female.  You may even choose to have more than two if at least 1 is male and one is female.