Permanent Diaconate on the Rise in US [Zenit]

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WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 28, 2010 (Zenit.org).- There are more than 17,000 permanent deacons in the dioceses of the United States, a recent study of the U.S. bishops reports.

The diaconate is the first of three ranks in ordained ministry. Permanent deacons are those who are not planning to be ordained priests, and who carry out acts of ministry and service in their parishes and dioceses.

The study, titled “A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate 2010,” was commissioned by the Secretariat of Clergy and Consecrated Life and Vocations of the U.S. bishops’ conference, and conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University.

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This confirms what I have been seeing: deacons preaching and administering in the absence of priests. I have a couple of friends who want to retire early and become deacons.
 
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