Priests who hold a pastoral office (c 883,°2) have the faculty to confirm: a) candidates baptized in another Christian church b) in the case of the readmission to communion of a baptized Catholic who has been apostate from the faith (National Statutes for the Catechumenate 28) (c) in the case of a baptized Catholic who has without fault been instructed in a non-Catholic religion or adhered to a non-Catholic religion (NS 28)
Priests need delegation to confirm baptized, non-catechized adult Catholics and/or children of catechetical age who without their own fault never put their faith into practice. (NS 28)
Please fill out the form below
before March 12, 2021
Delegation letters will be sent shortly after the deadline.
For more information please contact: Fr. Jared Brogan Office of Worship jbrogan@patersondiocese.org