Baptism Information Form

Welcome and congratulations on your child's upcoming baptism! We are so glad you're here! Please fill out the form below and submit it, and we will get in touch with you soon. If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call or send an email to jely@htdiocese.org. As a reminder, public baptisms are scheduled every First Sunday (12:00pm @ Saint Hilary, 10:00am @ Saint Anthony) and Third Saturday (5:00pm @ Saint Hilary) of the month. Private baptism requests must be processed through the office before confirmation can be given, and will not be scheduled on the same days as public baptisms. Private baptisms also cannot occur during or between Sunday Mass times.

In order for us to finalize the date of Baptism, the following paperwork is required:

Completed Baptism Information Form
Copies of Godparent Sacramental records, including Confirmation
- NB: Copies can be emailed directly from the church of Baptism or Confirmation to Saint Hilary at jely@htdiocese.org. Godparents will need to inform the church of Baptism of their date of Confirmation or date of birth so that the records can be located.
Copy/Copies of the Godparent/Sponsor Questionnaire
- this will be emailed to you once this form is completed and submitted
Copy of child’s Birth Certificate*
Baptism Fee: $30.00

*In the instance of shared custody, consent from both parents must be also provided. In the instance of full custody of a child following divorce or adoption, custody paperwork must also be provided.

Desired Date of Baptism Please enter a date.

Desired Time of Baptism Please enter valid data.

Church of Baptism REQUIRED Saint Hilary Saint Anthony Please fill out this field.

Church Parish Please enter valid data.

Child's Full Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Child's Gender REQUIRED Please fill out this field.

Child's Date of Birth REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a date.

Birthplace (City & State) REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Father's Full Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Father's Date of Birth REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a date.

Father's Religion REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Father's Phone Please enter a phone number.

Father's Email Please enter an email address.

Mother's Full Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Mother's Date of Birth REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a date.

Mother's Religion REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Mother's Phone Please enter a phone number.

Mother's Email Please enter an email address.

Legal Guardian Information [Name, Phone, Email] if it differs from the above information.

Mailing Address

City REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

State REQUIRED Please fill out this field.

Zip REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a zip code.

Are you married in the Catholic Church REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.

If you answered "no" above, are you civilly married or married in a different faith? Civilly Married Different Faith No

If you answered "Different Faith", what faith background are you married in? Please enter valid data.

Custody Status REQUIRED Please fill out this field.

Godparents play a very important role in the lives of their newly baptized godchildren. They are called in a particular way to aid the child’s parents in bringing the love of Christ and the teachings of the Church to their godchildren all throughout their lives. Because of this, godparents must fulfill the following criteria:

16 years old or above
Fully initiated Catholic, having received all three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, First Communion, & Confirmation)
Practicing Catholic living in accord with the tenants of the Catholic Church, & having no impediments

If you are concerned about any possible impediments, please feel free to call our office to discuss it with our Director of Outreach & Worship. Two godparents are not required; one is sufficient if two are not chosen. Common impediments include:

Civil Marriage/Marriage in a different Ecclesial Community
Divorce/remarriage outside of the Church
Living with a significant other who is not one's sacramentally wedded spouse

Godfather's Full Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Godfather's Date of Birth REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a date.

Godfather's Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.

Church of Confirmation REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Godmother's Full Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Godmother's Date of Birth REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a date.

Godmother's Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.

Church of Confirmation REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

By checking the box below, we affirm that, to the best of our knowledge, those chosen as godparents for our child are at least 16 years old & are fully initiated Catholics living a morally upright life in accord with the tenants of the Catholic Church without impediments.

Affirmation of Godparents REQUIRED We affirm the above statement Please fill out this field.

Have you attended a Baptismal Seminar in the diocese within the past 5 years? Yes No

If so, please provide the year & name of the church parish. Please enter valid data.

Baptism Payment REQUIRED 30.0 – Public Baptism 50.0 – Private Baptism Please fill out this field.

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Baptism Information Form