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Documentation Required for Candidacy
In order to advance to the candidate phase from the aspirant phase,
the petitioner must have completed or be in the final stages of
completing the following steps:
- Propaedeutic period of discernment is completed and certificate
is filed.
- Interview with Director (wife and children are included if married
with children.)
- Spouse interview by the director or his delegate.
- Endorsement by pastor for Candidacy in writing. This typically
also includes an interview with the Director of Formation and
the pastor.
- Interview and endorsement by a deacon couple (wife and children
if married.)
- Recommendations from parishioners (parish council, ministry
team, etc.)
- Testing in knowledge of the faith.
- Language proficiency and academic assessment (Informal and/or
formal.)
- Deacon Perceiver (A vocation measure) or equivalent.
- Videotape on proclamation and public speaking skills.
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Application
Overview
Steps in the Discernment Process
Levels of Admission
General Criteria for Deacon Applicants
Steps to Ordination
Documentation Required for Candidacy
Process for Advancement to
Ordination
Advancement to Ordinand
& Ordination
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