CHAPTER II. The Minister of Baptism

Can. 861 §1. The ordinary minister of baptism is a bishop, a presbyter, or a deacon, without prejudice to the prescript

of can. 530, n. 1.

§2. When an ordinary minister is absent or impeded, a catechist or another person designated for this function

by the local ordinary, or in a case of necessity any person with the right intention, confers baptism licitly. Pastors of

souls, especially the pastor of a parish, are to be concerned that the Christian faithful are taught the correct way to

baptize.

Can. 862 Except in a case of necessity, no one is permitted to confer baptism in the territory of another without the

required permission, not even upon his own subjects.

Can. 863 The baptism of adults, at least of those who have completed their fourteenth year, is to be deferred to the

diocesan bishop so that he himself administers it if he has judged it Expedient.