Nine men reached a milestone in their priestly formation on 31 May, Trinity Sunday, when they were ordained deacons by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, during a Mass celebrated in College Chapel of the national seminary, Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.

Bishop Kieran O’Reilly, Bishop of Killaloe has issued a Pastoral letter on the Permanent Diaconate. He is inviting men who are engaged in pastoral leadership in the diocese and believe that the Lord is calling them to the ministry of the permanent diaconate to present themselves to the Diocese and so begin a process of […]

PRESS RELEASE20 September 2010 First group begin formation for the Permanent Diaconate in Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin celebrated the Rite of Admission to Candidacy, with the first group of men to begin their formation for the Permanent Diaconate in the Archdiocese of Dublin, at a special ceremony at the Church of Divine Mercy in Lucan […]

PRESS RELEASE29 November 2009 Launch of the Permanent Diaconate in the Diocese of Kilmore Bishop Leo O’Reilly launched the Permanent Diaconate in the Diocese of Kilmore at a special gathering in the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cavan, last Sunday afternoon, 29th November. The launch was attended by representatives from every Parish Pastoral Council in the diocese […]

PRESS RELEASE8 October 2009 Autumn General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concludes in Maynooth The Autumn General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concluded yesterday evening in Maynooth.  Please see below the Bishops’ press release addressing the following subjects: Meeting with survivors of institutional abuse Prayers for abducted GOAL workers in Darfur (i) Prayers […]

Mgr Dermot Farrell, National Director of the Permanent Diaconate, talks about the role of the permanent deacon: [videoplayer]IP2009_Monsignor_Dermot_Farrell.flv|GetOnline|mgr_dermot_farrell_permanent_dioaconate.jpg[/videoplayer]

PRESS RELEASE11 June 2008 June 2008 General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference Please see below the press release which has been issued at the conclusion today of the June 2008 General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference. The topics addressed by the press release are as follows: Prayers for the victims and survivors of […]

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PRESS RELEASE 7 DECEMBER 2006 DECEMBER GENERAL MEETING OF THE IRISH BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE  The Age of Consent Violence in Society The Permanent Diaconate Towards a Creative Response to Infertility Trafficking of Women  The following statement has been issued after the December General Meeting of the Irish Episcopal Conference in Maynooth.  If you require further comment […]

PRESS RELEASE 15 MARCH 2006 MARCH GENERAL MEETING OF THE IRISH BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE  The March General Meeting of the Irish Episcopal Conference concluded this afternoon in Maynooth. The following issues were addressed during the meeting: * Trócaire Lenten Campaign * Supporting Irish Abroad (SIA) 2006 campaign – Irish in Isolation* Education in Northern Ireland* Road […]