Over the next year, the Diocese of Rhode Island will celebrate that we have been ordaining deacons for 30 years. It is a very special time for us, as we look back on the rich and sometimes colorful history of the Diaconate here in RI.
In addition to our other blog entries, we will reprint articles and photographs from our Diocesan newspaper, beginning in 1980, covering the establishment of the School For Deacons, the directors, teachers, students and others who, from time to time, weighed in on the establishment and development of the Permanent/Vocational Diaconate here in Rhode Island.
The photographs are taken directly from the pages of the archived newspapers, so may appear a bit grainy, but will be great to see just the same!
We hope you find these articles interesting, informative and inspirational, as we do what deacons don't always have a lot of time to do: look back and be amazed at our incredible and rich history.
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