Deacons

Post-Ordination Summary of Life and Ministry of the Deacons of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

December 31, 2005

Deacons in Parish Minisry

Total Parishes and Missions in Archdiocese	302
Parishes with One Deacon	92
Parishes with More than One Deacon	56
Parishes without a Deacon	154

All Deacons
Deacons incardinated in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles	271
Deacons in active ministry	211
Deacons incardinated in another Latin rite diocese, but serve with faculties in Los Angeles	8
Deacons who are Bi-Ritual and serve Los Angeles (Coptic and Melkite/Byzantine)	2
Deacons incardinated in Eastern Catholic curches that are geographically locatd in the Archdicoese of Los Angeles, but do not serve with Bi-Ritual facluties (1 Russian, 3 Melkite/Byzantine, 1 Syriac)	5
Deacons incardinated in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles but reside outside the diocese	37
Deacon who is unassigned, but active in authorized ministry	1
Deacons excardinated from Los Angeles this year	1
Deacons incardinated from another Latin Rite Diocese this year	0
Deacons who offered to retire this year, in accordance with Canon Law, having reached the age limit but were asked to continue ministry	6
Deacons who are incardinated but no longer officially assigned to an active ministry (retired)	20
Deacons who retired in 2005	3
Deacons on leave of absence	3
Deacons whose status or location is unknown	3
Deacons who died during 2005	3
Deacon Wives who died during 2005	2
Deacon Wives who are widowed	30
Active Deacons
Deacons, married	191
Deacons, never married	9
Deacons, widowed	11
Deacons less than 39 years old	2
Deacons age 40-49	23
Deacons age 50-59	59
Deacons age 60-69	87
Deacons age 70 or older	45
Senior Deacons	25
Senior Deacons, active	9
Senior Deacons, retired but moderately active	3
Senior Deacons, completely retired	13