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A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate: A Study for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019-2020
CARA Report for permanent deacons 2019-2020
This report presents findings from a national survey of the Office of the Permanent Diaconate in arch/dioceses and arch/eparchies in the United States. The study was commissioned by the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. This is the twelfth survey of Offices of the Permanent Diaconate that CARA has conducted for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The original questionnaire was designed in collaboration with the Executive Director of the USCCB Secretariat for the Diaconate.