Who can receive the Sacrament of Confirmation?
According to our diocesan policy, the normal age for confirmation are those baptized children in third grade (usually around the age of eight years old). A candidate for confirmation must be at the age of discretion, seven years of age or above and must meet the following requirements: Be baptized and not previously confirmed Must be Catholic (children baptized in another church must make a Profession of Faith) Must be properly instructed Must be capable of renewing their Baptismal promises Must have previously been prepared for and received the Sacrament of Reconciliation (ordinarily occurs in Second Grade) Candidates will be prepared for the Sacrament of Confirmation and First Eucharist. Both Sacraments will be celebrated together. 5. Why is the Diocese of Phoenix changing the age of Confirmation? By placing Confirmation at this age, the Diocese of Phoenix will be following the natural sequence of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation: Baptism, Then Confirmation, and then reception
