A female has never been ordained to "major orders" deacon/priest in the Roman Catholic Church, the Uniate Churches (Eastern Catholic) or Orthodox Church
The first Deacon who also was the first Martyr of the the Catholic Church is Saint Stephen.
A deacon
A bishop, priest, deacon, or Eucharistic minister.
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If the marriage was conducted by a Catholic priest or deacon, yes. However, the Church generally prefers a marriage take place in Church.
In the Catholic Church, permanent deacons can be married men. However, if they are single at the time of ordination, they are expected to remain celibate if their spouse passes away. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, men who are already married may be ordained as deacons.
I am a male lay minister of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church and a Pastoral Council member, to be a Deacon would allow me to play a bigger part in the Church and within my community, but I would like to know how this could come about for me, type of training duration of training and what would be expected of me to serve, where and how do I start to look into this role of a possible Deacon
Lay people are the members of the congregation who are not religious such as a priest, deacon or nun.
Saint Benjamin the Deacon who was martyred in the year 414 in Persia.
A deacon is an officer of the Church. They assist the pastor in any tasks/jobs that need doing and the overall running of the Church.
Patrick's father was a Roman government official and a deacon in the Catholic Church.