Confirmation
Requirements
- Minimum age: should be at least 15 or a rising 10th grader
- Completion of confirmation course*
*The formation team will be offering a diocesan-wide Journey to Confirmation course March-April 2026. Talk to your priest to see if this might be a good fit for you. Learn more and register on our Formation Offerings page.
2026 Regional Confirmation Services
High Plains – Saturday, May 30, 2026, at St. John's Cathedral, Denver. Candidates arrive at 8:20 am for an 8:30 am rehearsal. Service begins at 10:00 am.
Front Range – Saturday, June 27, 2026, at St. James, Wheatridge. Candidates arrive at 8:20 am for an 8:30 am rehearsal. Service begins at 10:00 am.
Northwest – Saturday, August 1, 2026, at All Saints, Battlement Mesa. Candidates arrive at 8:20 am for an 8:30 am rehearsal. Service begins at 10:00 am.
Southwest – Saturday, August 29, 2026, at St. Mark's, Durango. Candidates arrive at 11:20 for an 11:30 am rehearsal. Service begins at 1:00 pm.
Sangre de Cristo – Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Chapel of Our Saviour, Colorado Springs. Candidates arrive at 8:20 am for an 8:30 am rehearsal. Service begins at 10:00 am.
Confirmands from outside these regions are also welcome to participate in these services, should they be unable to attend their regional service.
Confirmation Certificates
Following confirmation services, the Office of the Bishop will mail certificates of confirmation and reception to individual churches to distribute. (Please note that there is no certificate for reaffirmation.)