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>I'm not sure a Novus Ordo is a real Bishop in God's one True Church.
They're not valid, and any confirmation from them won't be valid either.
>…the Parochial Vicar in my parish. He's very well versed in Catholic teaching
If he were, you probably wouldn't be going to an invalid Novus Ordo "bishop" for sacraments… In order for any sacrament to be valid, matter, form, minister and intention must be present.
Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, 1439: "All these sacraments are made up of three elements: namely, things as the matter, words as the form, and the person of the minister who confers the sacrament with the intention of doing what the Church does. If any of these is lacking, the sacrament is not effected."
The traditional form for the Sacrament of Confirmation is: "I sign you with the Sign of the Cross, and I confirm you with the Chrism of salvation. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." and there is imposition of hands and the signing and anointing of the forehead as the proximate matter of Confirmation, and the chrism of olive oil and balm consecrated by the bishop as the remote matter. This tradition goes all the way back to the New Testament: Acts 8:17, Acts 19:6.
The form and the matter of the sacrament of Confirmation was changed on Aug. 15, 1971. The new form in the New Rite for the sacrament of confirmation is "(Name.), receive the seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit." and the imposition of hands has been abolished, and other vegetable oils may replace olive oil, and any spice may be used instead of balm.