Replacing Godparents?

MILF

Hi all,

I'm wondering if it is possible to replace Godparents?
I know that the baptismal Cert has been written and signed and, therefore, cannot be altered. I'm just wondering if there is a way that the Godparents that I originally chose can be replaced with others, in any way, shape or form?

Any help at all regarding this would be greatly appreciated!

dudara

Contact the church. Being a godparent is a religious contract, so that's where I'd start.

MJ23

Why do you want to change ?
I'm kind of the opposite, 6 months on and i dont want to be a godparent any more.

MILF

I want to replace them because at the time they were very good friends and I believed that they were the right choice. Two years on and I could not of been more wrong. I don't have any contact with either Godparent and I just feel that if I could get them replaced and have more suitable ones, I'd feel a lot happier. I looked up to my godparents as I was growing up and I'd love for my son to do the same. I'm not particularly religious but it's something I do feel strongly about.

Why do you want to stop being a godparent, MJ23?

Nevyn

Godparents are meant to help the parents rear the child in the christian faith,
you can easily ask someone else to take this on. Godparents do not in the case of parental death get asked to take on the rearing of the child, the people you wish to do this should be named in your will.

MILF

Oh I understand that, i just want to get them replaced and not have the original ones part of our lives again.

Nevyn

Just ask someone else.

Fittle

I think there are many of us who have made THIS mistake, but i doubt it can be rectified!!

I choose godparents for my child who I rarely see - I am also a godmother to a girl who I rarely see, due to a disagreement between myself and her mother years ago.

I don't think there's anything you can really do here OP - just because you had a great relationship with your godparents, does not mean that even if you choose two very close friends as of today - your child will have a similar relationship that you had with your own godparents (you were very lucky btw, I never even knew my own godparents!)

I don't think there's a process to go through here - just accept that your childs godparents won't be in your childs life - if you really think they were the wrong choice now (in hindsight), it's probably a blessing.

ziedth

I might be crazy here but your child is under 3 yes? So I'm asuming has not concept of a god parent so just ask the friends you'd like (explain what happened to the others) and have them ad your childs god parents from then on. Make no mention of the others and your little one will be none the wiser.

smelltheglove

I would agree with the above. I acted as GOdparent at my youngest brothers christening, those asked to do it could not make it to the christening so myself and my older brother being over 16 stood in. Now the way we see it we are his godparents as he never actually met the others. I dont think the Godparents are even listed on teh baptismal cert are they.