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Canon 857

Book 4: The Sanctifying Function of the Church
§1
Can. 857 §1. Apart from a case of necessity, the proper place of baptism is a church or oratory.
§2
Can. 857 §2. As a rule an adult is to be baptized in his or her parish church and an infant in the parish church of the parents unless a just cause suggests otherwise.
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