Deacon Anthony Venter and his wife Desirée renewed their wedding vows after 35 years of marriage on Deacon Venter’s 60th birthday in St Michael’s church in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. Frs Peter Whitehead...
Church / Deacons / Diaconate / Priests
by asiel · Published August 31, 2019 · Last modified August 26, 2019
Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town ordained Frs Joseph Malama Chimfwembe (left) and Alfredo van der Schyff to the priesthood and Rev Theo Angelo April (right) to the diaconate at Our Lady Help of...
Church / Deacons / Diaconate / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published August 1, 2019 · Last modified August 2, 2019
When he was a young novice in the Stigmatine congregation in Tanzania, Herbert Chunga had no idea he would be ordained a deacon in distant South Africa. Deacon Chunga was ordained to the transitory...
Church / Diaconate / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published July 3, 2019 · Last modified July 1, 2019
Patrick Dacey, Johannesburg – It is disappointing Pope Francis’ commission appointed to ascertain the merits of women becoming deacons has stalled. “Papa” Francis has displayed many acts of wisdom in his papacy, but on...
For many Catholics, the role of a deacon is still unclear. If deacons are not priests, is their vocation real? Erin Carelse asked three deacons what they are doing, and how their families support...
Professor Callum Scott was ordained to the permanent diaconate for the archdiocese of Pretoria by Archbishop William Slattery OFM at St Augustine’s church in Silverton. The new deacon will exercise his ministry in Silverton parish with the Comboni Missionaries.
by hazelelponiSC · Published December 26, 2018 · Last modified December 24, 2018
The Church has two types of deacons: permanent and transitory; the latter being future priests. To mark the December 26 feast of St Stephen, REV RUNAINE RADINE, who was ordained to the transitory diaconate...
Three deacons were ordained by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier at St Michael’s parish in Red Hill, Durban. The new deacons (from left) are Meshack Kali, Theobald King, and Neelan Reddy. (Photo: Toni Joharie)
Deacon Keith Peter McKenzie of Our Lady of Loreto parish in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, celebrated the tenth anniversary of his ordination. A celebration was organised at the church and after Mass, parish priest Fr...
St Benedict’s cathedral in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, celebrated the ordination of new deacons. (Photo: Kwazi Shandu)
Comboni missionary Ricardo de Sousa was ordained a deacon at Orange Farm, in the Vaal deanery south-east of Johannesburg, in a celebration presided over by Auxiliary Bishop Duncan Tsoke. (Submitted by Fr Joseph Rebelo)
This article looks at the permanent diaconate in the United States. Since the permanent diaconate was re-established in the Catholic Church 50 years ago – the church uses the term “restored” – the number...
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