Registering Candidates for Confirmation
If a date for a confirmation in your deanery or parish has been set, or you are submitting candidates for a service at the Cathedral, please use the following instructions to register candidates.
- Complete a Confirmation Return Form listing all the candidates for confirmation in the appropriate box. If there will be candidates from multiple parishes, each parish should submit forms separately. The form requires a signature to confirm that candidates have been baptised. If you are presenting a candidate who is to be baptised within the confirmation service please indicate this with an asterisk (*) next to the name. Please note that these forms are mandatory for sponsoring clergy, and will be kept for the Diocese's records.
- Distribute candidate Biography Forms to candidates. There are two forms; one for adults and one for young people. These should be filled in by candidates to allow the Bishop to learn a little about them. Please note that these forms are optional for candidates, and if submitted, will be destroyed after the service.
- At the time of organising a date for the service, a deadline will also be set for the submitting of these forms. This will often be about a week before the service, although larger services may have an earlier deadline in order to get a clear idea of numbers.
- Submit these forms to the Bishop's office by email.
Enquiries:
If you would like to enquire about confirmation services please email chaplain@bishop-coventry.org or call Bishop's House on 024 7667 2244.