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Godparents

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  • 10-09-2013 9:56pm
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    ldn92
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    I was just wondering is it unusual to have three godparents as i am stuck between people to choose. I'm set on one but stuck on two other people to choose. Is it unusal ?


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    macsauce
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭macsauce


    I have two sets of godparents, could that be an option?


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    ldn92
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭ldn92


    macsauce wrote: »
    I have two sets of godparents, could that be an option?
    I dont have anyone else to be the fourth, is it usually allowed that you can have more than two godparnets ?


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    macsauce
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭macsauce


    I'm not sure. I dunno if being CoI has anything to do with it??


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    ldn92
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭ldn92


    What do you mean ?


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    Hannibal Smith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,893 ✭✭✭Hannibal Smith


    Ring the priest and ask.


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    macsauce
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭macsauce


    The Church of Ireland may have different rules that permit it


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    pwurple
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    There are no rules as far as i remember. It's just traditional to have two, one of each gender. Ask your priest to be sure.


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    echo beach
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    I know a couple (catholic) whose child has their 3 older siblings as Godparents and another child who has 4 Godparents so two seems to be traditional rather than a rule. During the ceremony it doesn't specifically name the Godparents, say how many there are or that they have to be a particular gender and I don't think their names are even on the baptismal cert.


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    ldn92
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭ldn92


    echo beach wrote: »
    I know a couple (catholic) whose child has their 3 older siblings as Godparents and another child who has 4 Godparents so two seems to be traditional rather than a rule. During the ceremony it doesn't specifically name the Godparents, say how many there are or that they have to be a particular gender and I don't think their names are even on the baptismal cert.

    Thanks, think i will go with the three then :)


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    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    echo beach wrote: »
    I know a couple (catholic) whose child has their 3 older siblings as Godparents and another child who has 4 Godparents so two seems to be traditional rather than a rule. During the ceremony it doesn't specifically name the Godparents, say how many there are or that they have to be a particular gender and I don't think their names are even on the baptismal cert.

    God parents names are on my children's baptismal certs.


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