Examples of diaconate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 For more information about the diaconate program, call Fr. — Courant Community, 29 May 2018 The ordinary means of entering the clerical state is by ordination to the diaconate. — Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2016 See More

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