INQUIRER INFORMATION FORM
OFFICE OF THE PERMANENT DIACONATE
Instructions
If you are interested in the diaconate program, please complete this form. All information provided is strictly confidential.
Once you submit the form, the permanent diaconate office will receive it, and you will also get a copy via email. Please keep the email for reference.
The permanent diaconate office will send you information about the diaconate and formation process.
SECTION 1 - CONTACT INFORMATION AND CIVIL STATUS
Contact Information
Full Name
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Date of Birth and Age
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Home Address
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Phone Number
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Email
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Employer/Occupation
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Home Parish & number of years as parishioner
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Pastor
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Parish Deacon(s)
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Civil Status
Civil Status
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Single
Married
Spouse’s Information
If married, provide the information requested about your wife.
Full Name
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Date of Birth and Age
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Phone Number
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Email
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Employer/Occupation
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Safe Environment Training Status
Are you current on your safe environment training?
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Yes
No
Please provide the date of your last training
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Month
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Day
Year
Date
SECTION 2 - SACRAMENTAL INITIATION
Inquirer
Sacrament
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Date
Parish
City, State, Country
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Have you always been Catholic?
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Yes
No
If your answer is NO, provide a brief explanation:
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If convert, When and where did you enter the Catholic Church?
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If you were baptized Catholic but left the Church, when, where and how did you come back to the Church?
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Wife’s Sacramental Initiation
(to be completed by the wife)
Sacrament
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Date
Parish
City, State, Country
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Is she a long–life Catholic?
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Yes
No
If the answer is NO, provide a brief explanation:
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If she is a convert, When and Where did she enter the Catholic Church?
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If she was baptized Catholic but left the Church, when, where and how did she come back?
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SECTION 3 - SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY
Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
Name of Parish
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Parish Address
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Date of Marriage
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How many children do you have?
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How many children still live at home?
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List the names and the ages of children living at home
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Is this your first marriage?
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Yes
No
If your answer is NO, briefly explain:
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Do you have a Decree of Nullity or any other canonical decree from the Tribunal?
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SECTION 4 - EMPLOYMENT/CAREER/EDUCATION
Current occupation/profession
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Employment address
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Describe your job duties and responsibilities
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Your highest level of education
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Diploma/Degree(s)
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List any foreign languages you speak and/or write fluently
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SECTION 5 - DISCERNING A CALLING TO THE DIACONATE
1. Have you talked to your wife, if married, about your interest in the diaconate?
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Yes
No
2. Does she seem supportive of your initial discernment? If so, how?
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3. Have you talked to your pastor about your interest in the diaconate?
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Yes
No
4. Have you talked to a deacon about your interest in the diaconate?
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Yes
No
5. How are you currently serving in your home parish? What ministries are you involved in?
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6. Why are you interested in the diaconate? Briefly explain why you think you are being called.
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7. Describe, in your own words, your understanding of the Diaconate.
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