Apply to the Permanent Diaconate Program

DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT DIRECTLY TO:

 
General Documents:

• Complete application
• A personal handwritten statement from the wife of a married applicant indicating her support of her husband’s application into aspirant formation
• Certified birth certificate
• Copy of social security card
• Copy of passport and green card (if applicable)
• Copy of recent (within 3 months) medical examination certificate
• Four (4) letters of recommendation
• Signed consent form for criminal and general background checks under the auspices of the Office of the Permanent Diaconate
• Signed Final Statement of Veracity and Release of Information

Sacramental Documents:

• Certified copy of your baptismal certificate with notations within the past 6 months
• Copy of your confirmation certificate
• Marriage certificate (if applicable)
• Divorce and/or certificates (if applicable) and Decree of Annulment

Academic Documents:

• Official copies of all high school, college, graduate school or any other educational institution transcripts to be sent to Rev. Mr. George H. Foster, Director (address above)

• A written report of a rector of any previous house in which the applicant has spent time in formation including explicit reference to the evaluations of the candidate and the votes he received

Photographs:

• Two recent passport-size photos of you and your wife (if applicable)

Detailed autobiographical sketch (please type or print) to include the following:

• Chronological history of your life
• A brief description of your relationship with your parents
• Relationships with family members and other significant people
• Experiences and achievements in school and work
• Social life
• Relationship with God, prayer, and the Church
• One significant success you have experienced in your life

Two short essays on the following topics (please type or print):

• “What does the Diaconate Mean to Me”

And

• “What is My Understanding of Living a Celibate Life if I am Single Now (if applicable)

Or

• What Does My Marriage and Family Life Mean to Me? (if applicable)