Documents and Links
Key Websites on the Diaconate
- Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
- Deacon's Place
- OZ Vocations
- US Bishops' Secretariat for the Diaconate
- Office of the Permanent Diaconate - Sydney Archdiocese
Documents
- Basic Norms for Formation & Directory for Ministry and Life of Deacons
- NEW!
The Permament Diaconate - a ministry of service (PDF, 124Kb) - The Deacon at Mass
- Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem
- National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States (PDF 1.7Mb)
There is also an order form. Basic edition is $19.95. A directory’s edition that includes 10 documents from Pope John Paul II, the Vatican and the US bishops related to the diaconate (on CD) is $24.95. The print edition is 240 pages. (Order form also has some other deacon-related publications.) - Deacon offers an ecclesiological view of the present day challenges in Church and society - Cardinal Walter Kasper
- Profile of the Diaconate in the United States: A Report of Findings from CARA's Deacon Poll - 2004 (PDF file)
- A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate - 2010 CARA Study (PDF file)