A couple of posts have gone into the exact requirements, so I won’t belabor those points, but according to Canon law, you need {on paper} one godparent who meets the spiritual requirements to care for your child and *help* you raise your child with the Faith.

Ideally, you should have two godparents, one male and one female {as a reflection of God’s design for the family}, but sometimes it’s difficult to find two practicing Catholics who can offer your child what he/she needs spiritually. In those cases, you can ask a non-Catholic Christian to be a Christian witness to the baptism in addition to your Catholic godparent. They are agreeing to help {not hinder} your ability to raise the children with the Faith.

If you have relatives out of town/state, you can also ask local parishioners to be ‘proxy-stand ins’ for your godparents, which means they will stand in and validate that you have godparents who could not be present for the Sacrament.

Above all, I would call your local parish and see what their process. Each diocese has their own set of "rules" for baptism. I wouldn’t delay baptism if at all possible. The Sacrament of Baptism is *far* more important than waiting around on godparents.

Are you registered with your parish? Are you active? Get involved and make friends and ask them to be godparents. Don’t be shy!
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But you should talk with your Priest. To find a parish near you go to http://www.masstimes.org.

Good luck and God Bless!
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Catholic Convert

Actually only one Godparent is necessary. You can have one godfather, one godmother, or one of each.

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/pt2sect2.shtml
and the Code of Canon law, Canon 872 and following: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P2Y.HTM

With love in Christ.
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A godparent serves a special role for one to be baptized, whether it be a child or an adult.
Godparents are to represent the Christian Catholic community, the Church.
They are to assist in the preparation of adult candidates for Baptism and to be supportive of them afterwards.
When it comes to infant Baptism, godparents are to assist the child’s parents in raising their child in our Catholic faith, so that the child may profess and live it as an adult.

The purpose of the Godparents is to ensure that the rich and beautiful faith of the Church is passed on to your child in the most loving and authentic way possible. Hopefully you know by now that the task of choosing godparents is one which should be performed with much prayer, careful thought and with greatest concern for the precious spiritual life of your child.

And a Catholic sponsor is required for Confirmation.
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God parents "taking over" for parents might have been the case over a thousand years ago but not today. That kind of stuff is taken care of in wills and by the courts.

God parents are just supposed to be spiritual advisors, that kind of thing.

If you have multiple children, you can consider them being each other’s god parents depending on their age. When I was baptized my two brothers and my sister were my god parents but they were a bit older.

Are you sure this is why you’ve avoided getting them baptized? Maybe this is a decision they should make for themselves when they are old enough to understand what is happening? I think its wrong to indoctrinate children who don’t have the ability to think critically about what they’re being told.

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I read Jon M’s link: "Insofar as possible…" means ideally. If there is no one suitable there is no one suitable. You can even baptize someone yourself in an emergency so I wouldn’t get so worked up with ideals. As the text clearly says, the priest can easily work with what you have. In my case I had three god parents and no one can dispute that. It’s like having a white dress on your wedding. You don’t have to, it’s just what most people do.
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They are not who the children will be necessarily raised by, should you die, however, why wouldn’t you, if they are good enough to be the godparents.

The role of godparents is simply to help guide the child, be a soundingboard, answer questions, etc. for the children. Someone besides the parents, though the parents should be the primary teachers and guides in their lives.

It is an additional resource as sometimes children don’t take their parents as seriously as outsiders.
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Here is the section of canon law that talks about it: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P2Y.HTM
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