Contents Page No Foreword - Rt. Rev. Séamus Cunningham, 4 Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle Overview 5 Selection and Formation 7 Discerning a Diaconal Vocation Selection and Formation The Formation Programme Diaconate Ministry 10 The Bishop and the Deacon The Deacon and the Diocese The Ministry of the Word The Ministry of the Altar Liturgical Dress Clerical Dress The Ministry of Charity Other Diocesan Issues The Priest, Deacon and the Parish Moves and Changes 18 New Parish Priest Induction of a Deacon into a Parish Deacons from outside the Diocese The Council of Deacons Statutes 21
Contents Page No Foreword - Rt. Rev. Séamus Cunningham, 4 Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle Overview 5 Selection and Formation 7 Discerning a Diaconal Vocation Selection and Formation The Formation Programme Diaconate Ministry 10 The Bishop and the Deacon The Deacon and the Diocese The Ministry of the Word The Ministry of the Altar Liturgical Dress Clerical Dress The Ministry of Charity Other Diocesan Issues The Priest, Deacon and the Parish Moves and Changes 18 New Parish Priest Induction of a Deacon into a Parish Deacons from outside the Diocese The Council of Deacons Statutes 21
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