What does the Church require to be a Confirmation sponsor?
A sponsor must be someone who is NOT the parent of the one to be confirmed.
A sponsor must have received their Sacraments of Baptism, Holy Eucharist, and Confirmation.
A sponsor must be at least 16 years of age
A sponsor must be a practicing Catholic, registered in a parish, who regularly receives the Holy Eucharist and attends Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.
A sponsor must be leading a life in harmony with the Catholic Faith, and understand the importance of the role they are undertaking. If married, they must be married in the Church; if single, they must be striving to live a chaste life, and therefore cannot be living with a person outside of marriage.