as in episcopate
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Recent Examples of diaconate
He was ordained to the diaconate in 1971 and to the priesthood in 1972.
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Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
Brignac pleaded to be let into the diaconate.
—David A. Hammer, NOLA.com, 16 Dec. 2020
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
Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
Brignac pleaded to be let into the diaconate.
—David A. Hammer, NOLA.com, 16 Dec. 2020
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaconate
Noun
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Amicable relations had long existed between the Catholic Church in Rome and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but the Roman episcopate embraced Mussolini’s regime and its aggressive foreign policy in the mid-1930s.—
Ian Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Feb. 2022
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The selection of Bishop McElroy, whose diocese has never been led by a cardinal, sends a message about the pope’s wish for a more liberal orientation for the U.S. episcopate.—
Francis X. Rocca,
WSJ,
29 May 2022
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Inside Brixworth Church The choir, or presbytery—the heart of the church—is separated from the nave by a large arch.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Gretta wanted my grandparents to join her and a small group of other congregants in a formal complaint to the presbytery.—
Aryn Kyle,
Harper's Magazine,
26 Feb. 2024
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Sylvia Wynter – Questions colonial and racial hierarchies that shape dominant visual paradigms.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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Saylor, famously bullish on bitcoin, said the cryptocurrency sits at the top of a hierarchy of assets as a digital commodity; followed by digital currencies, or stablecoins; tokenized stocks and bonds that can circulate 24/7; and finally, digital tokens.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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Will that change under Trump 2.0? Love Trump or hate him, all Jews should object to his appropriation of ‘Shalom’ | Commentary Photographs of the clergy holding the sign made it into much of the media coverage of the event.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2025
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Eulogies were given by clergy members, who were unlikely to have known the deceased as well as their relatives and friends, and could inadvertently make mistakes — misattributing specific virtues, for example.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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