BISHOP PAUL J. BRADLEY CALLS FOR A NEW CLASS OF DEACONS

Bishop Paul J. Bradley issued a pastoral statement today calling for a deacon formation program that would prepare and form men to be ordained as deacons to serve in ministry for the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The letter begins a formation process that will culminate in ordination in January 2013. More>>

For more information about the deacon formation program, please call the Office for the Diaconate at 412-456-3124.

General Information

Pastoral Statement Announcing the Call for Applicants to the Deacon Formation Program (PDF)

Reflections on the Permanent Diaconate for the Church in Pittsburgh (PDF)

What is the Diaconate? (PDF)

What is the Deacon Formation Program? (PDF)

Informational Tool for Priests, Deacons and Pastoral Associates (PDF)

Discerning a Vocation to the Permanent Diaconate (PDF)

Application and Admission Guidelines (PDF)