There were seven men chosen by the early Church as deacons.
38,155 deacons almost all live in Europe and the U.S.
Yes, deacons are ordained, you are a deacon once you are ordained. You are gradually elevated (if you are a transitional deacon).
The word "catholic" does not appear anywhere in the bible.
Roman Catholic AnswerA bishop has many assistants: all of his priests and deacons in the diocese are his assistants.
Although not named as Deacons in the bible, they were the forerunners of the deacons in todays churches.
I recommend the Ignatius Catholic Bible, RSV Second Catholic Edition. Many Catholic scholars and theologians use this Bible and reference from it, however it is easy to read and understand
Baptists call their elders deacons. This name is in the Bible and many baptist churches try to follow the letter of the Bible when organizing their church.
I can't be exhaustive but I know the following denominations have deacons: Roman Catholic Orthodox Christian Churches in the Anglican Communion (Church of England, Episcopal Church, etc). I know there are a handful of protestant denominations that have deacons. Someone else can help out with that.
Priests, Deacons, Bishops, Cardinals, Monsignor's, the Pope, are all members of the Catholic clergy.
A non-catholic bible has 66 books in it. The Catholic bible has exactly 7 more books in it altogether. (These include both the New and Old Testament.)
Stephen - see Acts 6.
There are a total of 73 books in the Catholic Bible.