| The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council
laid the foundations for the restoration
of the Permanent Diaconate.
Pope Paul VI implemented the recommendations
of the Council in the document, Sacrum
Diaconatus Ordinem on 18th June 1967.
Within a few years, in some countries,
the first new permanent deacons were ordained.
The Bishops Conference of Scotland submitted
a request for the approval of the Holy
See for the restoration of the permanent
diaconate over twenty years ago in September
1980.
The Holy See subsequently approved the
petition in May 1983.
At the meeting with the clergy of the
Archdiocese on 21st November 2002, Archbishop
Conti indicated his intention to establish
the Permanent Diaconate in the Archdiocese
of Glasgow.
Since then over eighty men have expressed
an interest in the Diaconate in the Archdiocese.
On Sunday 28 June 2009, the first 12 Permanent Deacons were ordained for service in Glasgow.
There are currently 15 men in the first
of four years of study and 3 are in the
Year of Discernment.
The Permanent Diaconate is open to single
and married men. All inquiries relating
to the Permanent Diaconate should be addressed
to Father Paul Murray at diaconate@rcag.org.uk
To find out more about the role and qualities
of a Permanent Deacon and the training
involved, go to: www.scotsdeacons.org.uk
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