Catholic Deacons in England and Wales
Southern Diocese Group
Southern Diaconate
The Southern Diaconate programme, run on behalf of the diocesan authorities by the Inter Diocesan Committee
(IDC), is responsible for providing formation
for prospective deacons from the diocese that subscribe to the programme. Currently this comprises the Archdiocese of Southwark, Westminster and Cardiff, the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, Brentwood, East Anglia and Northampton and the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.
The Programme
The programme has formed two important partnerships, with St John’s Seminary at Wonersh and with St Mary’s University, Twickenham. The seminary normally provides the accommodation and certain resources for the programme and this is where most of the formation programme usually takes place over eleven full days held on Saturdays although for the 2020/21 programme these will take place at St Mary's. The university validates the degree standard academic side of the programme and awards the degrees as well as providing many of the lecturers.
The
contact list below provides the contact details for the IDC and for the diocese not represented among the officers of the committee. Initial enquirers should contact the Director of Formation for their own diocese.
The constitution of the IDC can be found on this link:
Contact Details
Chairman
Deacon Ian Black
ianblack@rcaos.org.uk
Director of Formation, Archdiocese of Southwark
Vice Chairman
Deacon Adrian Cullen
Director of Formation, Archdiocese of Westminster
Secretary
Vacant
Bursar
Deacon John Bell johnbell2010@btinternet.com
Assistant Director of Formation, Diocese of East Anglia
Dean of Studies
Fr Ashley Beck
Dean of Pastoral Studies
Deacon Ken Carleton
Director of Formation, Diocese of Brentwood
Other Diocese Contacts
Arundel & Brighton
Deacon Tim Murrill
Cardiff
Deacon Philip Manghan
Ordinariate
Fr Michael Halsell
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