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Just Said Yes October 2022

Catholic Wedding - May not have proof of baptisim??

dani569, on August 3, 2021 at 2:01 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 9
So my Fiance and I are getting married in October of next year. I have been raised Catholic all my life but just practice it pretty loosely. My fiance was raised Methodist but now simply goes by Christian and chooses to be non-denominational. We have decided to get married in the church I grew up in and we met with the priest once so far. He said that they needed proof of my FH's baptism so basically his baptisim certificate. We didn't think that would be too much of a problem. So my FH got in touch with his old church (which is like 3 or 4 hours away) and basically the pastor said they might not have a certificate for him but possibly an entry from the event that day but he wasn't certain on that either. His parents do not have anything either. So now we may not have proof that he was baptized. My FH knows he absolutely was baptized. Has anyone ever had this happen to where they weren't able to provide proof of being baptized by the non-catholic significant other?


If so, what did you guys have to do to remedy the situation? Were you still able to have your marriage count as a sacrament? That's the part I'm worried about because I want our marriage to be considered valid so I am able to complete that sacrament. I know we may not be able to have mass in our ceremony which is fine with me, that's not bothersome.
Overall, just wanna know if anyone has dealt with this or something similar and what was the outcome?

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Latest activity by K, on August 3, 2021 at 7:42 PM
  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Not all Protestant churches give baptism certificates. I was never given one as a kid but those who were in attendance can vouch that it happened in a Lutheran church. Get a letter from the former pastor. If that isn’t good enough for the priest, then you have to work with them to find out how to move forward.
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  • Samantha
    VIP October 2022
    Samantha ·
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    When I became Catholic, I didn’t have a certificate for my protestant baptism, but they accepted a letter from a pastor at the church stating I had been baptized and the date.
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  • dani569
    Just Said Yes October 2022
    dani569 ·
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    Okay thank you that is good to know. My FH's church actually just got back with him and found a copy of his certificate. BUT it's unsigned 🤦🏾‍♀️? Lol apparently the secretary back then took a copy of it before the pastor signed it. But we now have the date and name of the pastor who baptized him. So hopefully my priest is okay with the unsigned one. But it's good to know that a written letter may be another way for us to show proof.
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  • Samantha
    VIP October 2022
    Samantha ·
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    For extra back up, maybe get a letter from the pastor to submit along with the unsigned certificate?

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  • dani569
    Just Said Yes October 2022
    dani569 ·
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    Yes that's a good idea. We meet with my priest tonight so we are going to update him and go from there.
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  • Samantha
    VIP October 2022
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    The priest who handled my conversion was really understanding, he probably had a quota to fill (KIDDING it was a long process)

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  • Ellen
    Devoted October 2021
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    I had this issue. Here’s what they did for me. I was raised Methodist and husband is Catholic. The church didn’t have any kind of baptism certificate, but they did write a letter and give me a copy of the entry in the book. The priest was happy with that. Also, if you were married before they need the marriage license and/or death certificate from previous husband/wife.
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  • C
    Master January 2019
    Cassidy ·
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    My husband isn’t Catholic. He got baptized at some other Christian church when he was like 15. He was able to tell the priest the name of the church and maybe he had to sign something certifying he was baptized but he totally didn’t turn in anything.
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  • K
    Dedicated September 2021
    K ·
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    They will still marry you, but I think it will be considered a Christian to non-Christian marriage.
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