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The permanent diaconate was formerly exclusively female, and it was in 1988, the centenary year of the diaconate, that men were admitted to the office of deacon. The offices of deacon and minister are now both open to both women and men; deacons are now ordained (they were previously "commissioned").
The National Association of Diaconate Directors (NADD), the National Diaconate Institute for Continuing Education and other diaconate programs have invited McKnight to be a speaker at their gatherings. In 2005, McKnight taught a class at the Josephinum called “The Latin Rite Deacon”.
The first deacons were ordained by the Apostles in Acts of the Apostles chapter 6. The ministry of the deacon in the Roman Catholic Church is described as one of service in three areas: the Word, the Liturgy and Charity. The deacon's ministry of the Word includes proclaiming the Gospel during the Mass, preaching and teaching.
In 2016, Conley gave permission for lay married men to enter the permanent diaconate in cooperation with the archdiocese of Omaha's diaconate program. [32] In early 2019, Conley reiterated diocesan policy of only allowing male altar servers, making it one of two dioceses in the country with that restriction.
Loverde reinstated the permanent diaconate program, and allowed seminarians to study at Blessed John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, Massachusetts, the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, and the Catholic University of America.
136 permanent deacons; 19 retired permanent deacons; 178 male religious; 677 female religious; The diocese in 2013 contained 426,000 Catholics out of a total population of 1,143,500, ranking it 44th in Catholic population among dioceses in the United States.
In 2001, Lucas established a diaconate formation program for the diocese. The five-year program prepared men to become deacons was run by the diocesan Office for the Diaconate, in cooperation with Quincy University in Quincy. On June 24, 2007, Lucas ordained the first class of eighteen men.
McGuckian was also appointed diocesan director of formation for the permanent diaconate in 2014, and also worked during his directorship of the Living Church Office to establish pastoral communities across the diocese, through fostering a culture of co-responsibility for the mission of the Church between clergy and lay people. [3]