Depends on the priest. In the many cases I know of personally the baby is baptized, chrismated, and given the Eucharist even if they are officially RC. He probably would not inform the RC parish.
I talked to my pastor (Byzantine) about this. He said in this situation he must obtain permission from the Latin Chancery before he can proceed licitly, same for Chrismation, but he is not to give Chrismation with baptism in this situation as is usuallly done (nor does he give Holy Eucharist to infants of the Latin Church - the eastern norm is to wait until after Chrismation). To give Chrismation would require permission also. If given permission for one or both, the proper parish (in this case Latin) is to be notified, according to the canon law. He said in practice they do not grant him permission, and there are also complications for matrimony (which I won’t go into here).
I asked my priest about this maybe a year or so ago. He said if a Latin couple were longstanding, active “parishoners” he would baptize, chrismate and give Holy Eucharist to their baby. I cannot recall now what he said about what approvals he might need to do it. He or previous priests of my parish chrismated several of our adult parishioners who were baptized in the Latin Church and had never been confirmed.
My pastor checked with his bishop, and the Latin Chancery …no permissions needed. Give them all the sacraments just make sure it is noted in the Baptismal register that the child is officially RC.
Thanks! I hope its the same case here with the RC diocese. Sometimes the rules and the practice are different.
You need permission from your proper parish priest. The baptism should be recorded at your proper parish. Whether these things will happen or not is another matter. Even if your child is baptised in your EC parish the child will be a Latin Catholic. I presume because you are asking this question that your wife is also Latin Catholic.
I just thought if your wife belonged to an Eastern Catholic church there would be no issues.
Constantine…I suggest you speak with your parish priest or the bishop since you have his ear. They have probably been through this before and will let you know the routine.
That process is underway but they don’t have an answer for me just yet.
No, the couple goes to the husband’s rite.
Not always. Either party can declare at the time of the wedding that they are joining the church of the other party…it is noted in the register and that is it…no other “change of rite” needed.
s all according to the rite of the perspective groom. I should clarify that and say at least for the Byzantine Ruthenian Church thats the way it is. I married a Latin Catholic and had my marriage in the Byzantine Church but only after special permissions were obtained from the bishhops of the respective Church`s.The Latin Church gives freedom to choose which parish, but the eastern Catholic canons specify the parish of the groom, unless a just cause exists, or the particular laws allow either. And the wedding must be blessed by a priest (not a deacon) to be valid, unless there is a grave reason. (There are also differences in impediments, and the eastern marriage is unconditional.)
We’re looking forward to such a wedding in our parish in the coming months.