diaconate

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Recent Examples of diaconate As the cardinals of the Catholic Church go into conclave to elect the next pope, many of them are reading a dossier that lists the statements their brother cardinals have made on climate change, allowing women into the diaconate, and the status of the Latin Mass. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 7 May 2025 Despite two papal commissions studying the diaconate question—first in 2016 and again in 2020—neither produced definitive recommendations. Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 He was ordained to the diaconate in 1971 and to the priesthood in 1972. Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023 Brignac pleaded to be let into the diaconate. David A. Hammer, NOLA.com, 16 Dec. 2020 The role of female deacons likely ended in the 12th Century when the diaconate became a steppingstone to the priesthood, Stanton said. Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2022 In the early 1960s, the Second Vatican Council restored the diaconate as a permanent vocation to married men. Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2022 There is, however, one category of ministry that is booming — the diaconate. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2021 The exact details of the molestation allegations that led to Wheeler’s indefinite suspension from the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ diaconate remained unavailable Tuesday. Ramon Antonio Vargas | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 4 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaconate
Noun
  • Vatican observers have long speculated that Francis saw Prevost as a potential successor, especially given his rapid rise and central role in shaping the modern episcopate.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Amicable relations had long existed between the Catholic Church in Rome and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but the Roman episcopate embraced Mussolini’s regime and its aggressive foreign policy in the mid-1930s.
    Ian Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Noun
  • Inside Brixworth Church The choir, or presbytery—the heart of the church—is separated from the nave by a large arch.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Gretta wanted my grandparents to join her and a small group of other congregants in a formal complaint to the presbytery.
    Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • However, David’s representatives held talks with West Ham’s hierarchy earlier this year and their interest has been long-standing, dating back to January 2021.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • In the 20-team Premier League, in which the bottom three teams are unceremoniously relegated to a lower division in English soccer’s hierarchy, Spurs sit 17th with one game left.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Earlier this month, the DOJ launched an investigation into a Washington state law that requires clergy members to report information about child abuse or neglect obtained during confessions, without exemptions for Catholic priests' confessional privilege.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • The Swiss Army lined the outside of the Vatican among clergy and people waving patriotic indicators from around the globe in celebration of the leader of the Catholic Church emerging from the balcony and beginning his papacy.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025

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“Diaconate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaconate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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