Can a nine year old boy be a godparent in baptising in a catholic church?
No, he must be at leat 16 years old. The role of the godfather and/or godmother is very important. They must be firm Catholic believers, able and ready to help the newly baptized—child or adult—on the road of Christian life. To ensure this, a godparent must be at least 16 years old (for maturity’s sake), fully initiated (having received Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist), be someone other than the legal parents, and one who leads a life in harmony with the Church. If you have only one Catholic godparent, then you may have a baptized non-Catholic Christian participate as an official witness. The witness will be responsible for setting a good example for the baptized person while the Catholic godparent will share the specifics of the Catholic faith. For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 1255: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2s… and the Code of Canon law, Canon 872 and
