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Welcome to the Diocese of Phoenix Permanent Diaconate webpage. We are a thriving community of Catholic Clerics serving our Bishop and the People of God in a multitude of ways. We invite you to poke around on this page to find what you may be looking for. We have resources and information about the vocation of the Permanent Diaconate, about our Diaconate Formation Program and about discerning this beautiful vocation. Of course, there are many resources for our ordained Deacons, the men in formation and for our beautiful wives and widows.

Use the menu on the side bar or the links below to navigate to those resources you need. For example, by clicking on the Audio link, you’ll find links to a variety of talks given at the annual Bishop’s Convocation of Deacons, the annual Deacon Congress and the biannual Day of Prayer and Reflection.

If you are a first-time visitor, we invite you to watch a short video introduction from Bishop Olmsted. If you are looking for information about discerning this vocation or applying to the Formation program, please click on Discerning the Vocation of Deacon.

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2022 Bishop's Convocation of Deacons

Click here for audio from the 2021 Bishop’s Convocation of Deacons.

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In Diaconate Formation: