International Diaconate Centre (IDC) - in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian.

This Centre was founded in Rome by a great number of Council Fathers, and with the cooperation of Pope Paul VI, after the decision was made to re-establish the diaconate as a permanent ministry in church. Its mission is to help church implement the diaconate by means of study and exchange of experiences, whereas the diaconate should develop itself as a ministry with its own profile and identity, next to priests and trained lay theologists.

The seat of the IDC is in the diocese of Stuttgart-Rottenburg, Germany. The bishop of Stuttgart-Rottenburg is the protector of the IDC. The IDC is recognised by the  German bishops as a formal catholic association according to church law. The Centre organises study conferences, gives advice world wide, participates in diaconal projects and is editor of the German magazine "Diaconia Christi". Contact: idz@bo.drs.de

For a presentation about the IDC, its aims and activities, please click here.

Diakonia World Federation (in English and German)

Contact: secretary@diakonia-world.org   

Diakonia is organised into three regional groups:

DOTAC - the Americas and Caribbean (in English, Spanish, Portuguese)

DRAE - Africa and Europe (English and German)

DAP - Asia and Pacific (no separate website available)

Eurodiaconia (mainly in English, also some in German and French)

Eurodiaconia is an ecumenical federation of churches, non-statutory welfare organizations and NGOs in Europe operating at national and international level.

Communicantes (in English, German and Dutch) - exchange between the Dutch Roman Catholic Church and the Churches and ecclesial communities of Central and Eastern Europe.

United Church of Canada - (in English and French). History, beliefs, and structure; and how the church partners with faith groups and other organizations in Canada and around the world.

DUCC - Diakonia of the United Church of Canada (only in English)

International Diaconate Centre, section North European Circle (IDC-NEC) (only in English)

International Diaconate Centre, section IDC-Nederland/Vlaanderen (only in Dutch)

CIDAL - Centro Internacional del Diaconado de América Latina (only in Spanish)

Un lugar de encuentro para los diáconos permanentes.

       Click on "Enlaces" for finding links to websites in:

       Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, México, U.S.A. and Spain.

Partners in Solidarity - Wives of Deacons (website not available).

Women in priesthood and diacony - in 23 different languages.

Ushaw College, Durham, U.K. - Important partner in the IDC's North European Circle (IDC-NEC).

Provider of online courses on permanent diaconate. See:

Websites on diaconate or diaconia

Websites from Anglican-Lutheran churches

     

Websites from other churches:

Protestant churches in the Netherlands - PKN (only in Dutch)

World Methodist Council (only in English)

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (in English and Greek)

Old Catholic Churches (in English and German)

The Olgivie Institute, Aberdeen, U.K. - A specialist in part-time and distance-learning courses of religious education and formation, catechesis and theology.

World Council of Churches (WCC) (in English, German, French, Spanish and Russian)

Conference of European Churches (in English, German and French)

Zenit, the world seen from Rome (in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Arabic)

ZENIT is a non-profit international news agency comprising a team of professionals and volunteers who are convinced of the extraordinary richness of the Catholic Church's message, particularly its social doctrine. The team consists of more than 50 people spread throughout 12 countries (United States, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, England, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Russia and Lebanon).

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