Bi-Ritual Deacons?

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Hello everyone! I have come up with yet another question that google was unable to sufficiently answer for me (or rather raised even more questions I would say). I hope I posted this in the right forum, as I wasnt sure if to post this in Liturgy or Eastern Catholicism.

My questions basically are:
  1. Can Deacon even assist at liturgy of different rite? If so, does he need permission of his Bishop or/and Bishop of said rite? Does he wear vestments of his rite as with Priests / Bishops or does he wear vestments of rite of liturgy he is assisting at?
  2. Is deacon in normal circumstances assigned to a parish as Priest is? Can Deacon leave parish without prior consent of Bishop? (perhaps I understand this wrong in case of Priests too)
    My questions mostly consider said Deacon to be permanent Deacon, perhaps even married (for the second question mostly).
 
I’m sure our resident deacons will step in to correct me, but for a start . . .

Deacons don’t need faculties for a rite the way a priest does.

For that matter, a priest doesn’t need them as a concelebrant. We have visiting and vacationing latin rite concelebrants 3 or 4 times a year, I would estimate.

Typically. deacons are assigned duties their home parish. I assume that a deacon could be assigned elsewhere by his bishops, but as they’re usually self-supporting rather than paid full time staff, there are rather tight practical limits for them . . .

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Thank you for your answers, but just to be sure, basically Deacons can serve at any Liturgy if it is in their own diocese? Or do they need approval of ordinary (of each rite?) to serve at Liturgy of different rite?
 
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