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Amending baptism record	Bree	Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Question: Gender Reassignment Surgery of a faithful catholic Bree Monday, September 13, 2004 Hi again Brother Ignatious I placed the title of my last post to you above so you can remember me anyhow I have another question for you...as you already know I am the faithful catholic girl who prays her rosary everyday and attends Mass 5 times a week and also 3 years ago underwent Gender Reassignment Surgery. Anyhow I am writing because I was baptized when I was 20 yrs old into the Catholic Church as my former name. Being baptized I do not need to be rebaptized by my church a second time but I want to know if it is possible to change the name on my baptizmal record to reflect my legal name and gender under which I now present, live, work and am a fulltime student, I am an unofficial member of my parish of St.Alphonsus where I live I have not registered for fear of my past catching up to me. I wish to remain safely anonymous to my parish in regards to a past that I do not want to ever have to be reminded of ever again. Will and can I change that information? Thanks, Sabreena
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+ Dear Bree: From what I understand, normally baptismal records cannot be changed at all, but the Vatican has specifically detemined that the gender on baptismal records cannot be altered, but a notation can be made on the record. The quotation I gave you in the last post answers this question about baptismal records. I would refer you back to that post and the quote from the article from the Catholic News Service. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Amending baptism record

Bree

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

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Gender Reassignment Surgery of a faithful catholic Bree Monday, September 13, 2004

Hi again Brother Ignatious I placed the title of my last post to you above so you can remember me anyhow I have another question for you...as you already know I am the faithful catholic girl who prays her rosary everyday and attends Mass 5 times a week and also 3 years ago underwent Gender Reassignment Surgery.

Anyhow I am writing because I was baptized when I was 20 yrs old into the Catholic Church as my former name.

Being baptized I do not need to be rebaptized by my church a second time but I want to know if it is possible to change the name on my baptizmal record to reflect my legal name and gender under which I now present, live, work and am a fulltime student, I am an unofficial member of my parish of St.Alphonsus where I live

I have not registered for fear of my past catching up to me.

I wish to remain safely anonymous to my parish in regards to a past that I do not want to ever have to be reminded of ever again.
Will and can I change that information?

Thanks,
Sabreena

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+

Dear Bree:

From what I understand, normally baptismal records cannot be changed at all, but the Vatican has specifically detemined that the gender on baptismal records cannot be altered, but a notation can be made on the record.

The quotation I gave you in the last post answers this question about baptismal records. I would refer you back to that post and the quote from the article from the Catholic News Service.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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