COMECE publishes position paper on erasure from baptismal registers

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) published a position paper on Friday, September 4, 2026, regarding the legal aspects of erasing entries from baptismal registers.

The document addresses the public debate over how baptismal records interact with European Union data protection laws. This paper specifically relates to case C-12/25 Bisdom Gent, which is currently before the Court of Justice of the European Union.