How old do you have to be to receive the sacrament of confirmation?

Answer 1

The age at which you receive confirmation in the Catholic Church depends upon two things: your Rite, and your diocese.

First, the Rite, there are approximately 18 Eastern Rites in the Catholic Church. Every Eastern Rite (to the best of my knowledge) baptizes, confirms, and gives First Holy Communion to infants within a week or so of birth.

The Latin Rites: of which there are perhaps half a dozen, the Roman Rite (the largest, of which you probably think of when you think "Catholic") which includes the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms, and the Anglican Use, plus the Mozarabic, Ambrosian, Bragan, Dominican, Carmelite, and Carthusian. The last three are Rites of Religious Orders, so I would assume that everybody entering him was already confirmed. The rest of the Latin Rites confirm anywhere from 7 years of age up until maybe 16, depending on the local Ordinary (Bishop in most cases).

Answer 2

The Confirmation is given normally given at the age of 7-10 in the Catholic Church and 15-18 in the Church of Scotland/England.

In the Catholic Church of the U.S. each diocese determines the age of the recipients. Most now wait until the child is 15-18 years of age.

Answer 3

Roman Catholic AnswerThere is no minimum age, in the Eastern Rites, it it received immediately after Baptism right after you are born, in the Latin Rite, the Bishop sets the age.