A sponsor can be male or female, and must be at least age 16, a Catholic in good standing, and confirmed.
Stand with the Confirmation candidate.
No, you would need to be confirmed to be a sponsor.
Confirmation does not normally require a sponsor, although most bishops ask for one. In the case that your bishop requires a sponsor, he would issue the rules for that, normally any confirmed Catholic in good standing with the Church.
No. Although at the service the parents usually go up to Communion with the First Communicant. You only need a sponsor for Confirmation.
No, but, she can act as stand in for the chosen sponsor, should the sponsor not be able to be physically present at the Confirmation Mass.
No. Only the Confirmation candidate him/herself speaks.
Yes they can.
A sponsor is not required at Confirmation, although many bishops allow them, or even require them. Only one sponsor is customary where it is required, if you would like more than one, you would have to have your pastor check with the Bishop.
Yes, no problem. If the deacon is assisting the bishop at the Confirmation, he can step down to sponsor at Confirmation then return. If he is not assisting the bishop, he simply sits in the congregation with the other sponsors, without vesting.
Only if it's a present for the Confirmation candidate.
A Confirmation sponsor is a confirmed Catholic in good standing who mentors the Confiramation candidate before he or she is confirmed. Traditionally the Confirmation sponsor is a Godparent (connecting Baptism to Confirmation), but does not have to be.
Yes, you must be a registered and active Catholic to be considered as a sponsor for Confirmation. If the person is from a different parish, the local pastor will contact the church to verify this.
Usually the young person's godparents.