I am a male lay minister of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church and a Pastoral Council member, to be a Deacon would allow me to play a bigger part in the Church and within my community, but I would like to know how this could come about for me, type of training duration of training and what would be expected of me to serve, where and how do I start to look into this role of a possible Deacon
A female has never been ordained to "major orders" deacon/priest in the Roman Catholic Church, the Uniate Churches (Eastern Catholic) or Orthodox Church
Patrick's father was a Roman government official and a deacon in the Catholic Church.
Patrick's father, Calpurnius, was a Roman government official as well as a deacon in the Catholic Church.
There is no "Roman" Catholic Church: Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. The Chaldean Catholic Church is part of the Catholic Church.
No. However they can be married prior to becoming ordained a Deacon and stay married. They can have children before or after the ordination as a married Deacon. However, it is my understanding that, once ordained, the deacon must remain celebate.
The Roman Catholic Church is a type of Christian Church.
You would use the phrase Roman Catholic Church as a noun, because it's a name. For example, "The Roman Catholic Church is headquarted in Vatacin City" or "John is a member of the Roman Catholic Church". Tip: there is no Roman Catholic Church. It is the Catholic Church.
Roman Catholic AnswerMost deacons wear a Roman collar, although permanent deacons who work outside of the Church usually don't, but they certainly may, they are clergy every bit as much as a priest.
All that is known is that he was a Roman citizen living in Britain and was an official for the government. He was a deacon in the Catholic Church and the son of a Catholic priest. His wife was named Conchesa.
No, there is no Saint Corinne, nor for that matter is there a "Roman Catholic Church". It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church.
the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church
Mary is our mother in the Roman Catholic Church.