The permanent diaconate in the Catholic Church in the United States reached a record number of members in 2025. At the same time, a recent study indicates that the deacon community faces significant demographic challenges, as the number of retirees and deaths nearly equals the number of newly ordained. The data comes from the report "A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate in 2025." This document is one article. The article "USA: Record Number of …
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The permanent diaconate in the Catholic Church in the United States reached a record number of members in 2025. At the same time, a recent study indicates that the deacon community faces significant demographic challenges, as the number of retirees and deaths nearly equals the number of newly ordained. The data comes from the report "A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate in 2025." This document is one article. The article "USA: Record Number of …