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Presenting your baptismal certificate, in addition to fulfilling your prenuptial talks, is another of the requirements to get to the altar by the laws of Catholicism. In fact, you must go with this document, not older than six months, at the time of rendering the "marriage information" with the pastor along with your two witnesses. How can you get your baptismal certificate? If notknow where to start looking, solve all your doubts in the following article.

1. Directly

2. Digging through the archives

3. By affidavit

1. Directly

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If you are clear about where you were baptized, then the process will be very simple. You will only have to go in person to the church where you were baptized and request the certificate at the secretary's office If you were baptized in another region, you can also order the baptism certificate online, or ask a third party to do it for you, and it may or may not be free of charge.

However, if you know in which region and commune you were baptized, but do not remember the name of the chapel or parish, on the website of the Episcopal Conference of Chile (iglesia.cl) you will find a complete search engine that will help you. By clicking on "diocese", you will find a list of all the archdioceses, dioceses, prelatures and vicariates throughout the country.

For example, when you click on the Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, if you search in that area, a window will open with the address, email address, the secretary in charge and the website, where you can find all the parishes of the East, West, Cordillera and Los Lagos deaneries. Very easy!

2. Digging through the archives

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It is common for one or even both partners to not remember the place where they were baptized. In that case, the first step is to turn to their parents or a relative who can give them information. But if this is not possible, then they will have to to have recourse to the archdiocese or diocese of their choice according to the ecclesiastical provinces into which the country is divided.

These entities manage a central archive, in which all the record books of sacraments granted in their respective churches over the years are managed. And it does not matter if the parish or chapel has closed for any reason, as the records will have been transferred to the higher church.

To find the baptismal certificate, they will need to provide their full names and dates of birth, the names of their parents, the town or city where the baptism took place, and the exact or approximate date of the baptism. In this case, it is necessary for the bride or groom to come to the registrar's office in person. The process will take a little longer, but is not impossible to complete.

3. By affidavit

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But there is a third way to get a baptismal certificate, which is an affidavit, if there is certainty that the sacrament was performed, but there is no record For example, if the church is demolished, a replacement document may be requested if it can be satisfactorily demonstrated that the person was baptized.

By presenting your godparents as witnesses to the event or even by exhibiting a photo of the moment the sacrament was performed. In the case of witnesses, a minimum of two is required for the document to be considered valid. It is not an extremely unusual situation and, therefore, it will depend on the good will of the clerk to make the process expeditious.

Catholic marriage is one of the most beautiful ceremonies, but it involves fulfilling certain protocols, such as accrediting the sacrament of baptism. Therefore, whether or not you know where you received it, the ideal is to start several months before to process your certificate.