Except in extreme cases, a marriage is only valid if it is done by the priest. A deacon cannot validly marry someone.
Any Deacon in the Catholic Church can be married when he becomes a Deacon. But if he is not married when he becomes a Deacon he cannot get married. Also if a married Deacon's wife should die he cannot get remarried so a transitional deacon may be married if not married when he becomes a deacon he would be a permanent deacon.
A married man can become a deacon if he is married.
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Yes, in many Christian denominations, deacons can be married and still fulfill their duties within the church.
No, only a Catholic who has been ordained as a deacon, priest, or bishop can perform a valid baptism in 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.
Yes. The treasurer can be a deacon.
In the Roman Catholic Church, celibacy is optional only for deacons and laypeople. Celibacy is mandatory for any position higher than deacon. You cannot marry a vicar. Deacons can be married before being ordained as a deacon, and can keep their wives afterwards, but if a single man is ordained as a deacon, he cannot be married later. Thus, you can only marry laypeople, and the only position that your spouse can obtain without getting a divorce is a deacon. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, a married man can become a deacon or priest, but if he is ordained as a deacon or priest while unmarried, he cannot get married later. Celibacy is required for any position higher than priest. In most Protestant denominations, any member of the clergy can be married.
Yes, Richard Deacon was married. He was married to the artist and writer, Judith Deacon. They shared a life together until his passing in 2018.
Probably. If the Catholic man did not gain permission from his bishop to be married by a minister who is not a Catholic priest or deacon, the Church will not recognize that prior marriage as being valid. Thus, in the eyes of the church he was never married to begin with. If he got a civil divorce from his first "wife" then he would be free under secular law to remarry. Since he was never married before in the eyes of the Church, it is likely that he can marry a Catholic woman (assuming she was never married) in the Catholic church. He should consult with his pastor for a review by a canon lawyer.
The cleric that is ranked below a priest is the Deacon. The Deacon is only ranked higher than the people of the church and usually only serves one church. Deacons may be married, while priests may not.
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