Deacon J.S. Anzalone, Ph.D.
Chair, National Association of Diaconate Directors
Deacon J. S. Anzalone is Director of Diaconate Formation for the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama and Chairman of the National Association of Diaconate Directors.
Reports & Articles by Deacon J.S. Anzalone, Ph.D.
The Deacon's Emerging Pastoral Role
by
Deacon J.S. Anzalone, Ph.D.
August 22, 2007
As the number of deacons in the United States continues to grow, now numbering more than 16,000, the role of the deacon in the parish is growing and evolving. Their contribution to the emerging roles of parish pastoral leadership is being studied by the Emerging Models Project
