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I was baptized in another church. Will I be baptized again?

Church teaching

Answered on video by Catholic Answers

Video: Do Converts to Catholicism Need to Be Baptized Again?, Catholic Answers Live, published Mar 13, 2018. Checked 10 October 2026. Loads from YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode) only when you press play. Watch on YouTube

In short: No. Baptism happens once, for good. You won’t be baptized again. CCC 1272

The answer, in writing

Church teaching

The Catechism says Baptism marks a Christian with a seal that no sin can erase, and that, given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated. CCC 1272

Our words

If you were baptized with water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, that counts. Bring your baptism certificate to the parish. In rare cases where there’s real doubt, a priest will explain the options.

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Video: Can You Be Baptized Twice?, Catholic Answers Live, published Sep 22, 2016. Checked 10 October 2026. Loads from YouTube only when you press play.

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How we know · 1 Catechism paragraph
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 1272 (official text on vatican.va).

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