Forming deacons for the archdioceses of Southwark, Westminster and Cardiff, dioceses of Arundel and Brighton, Brentwood and East Anglia, and the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.



Forming deacons for the archdioceses of Southwark, Westminster and Cardiff, dioceses of Arundel and Brighton, Brentwood, East Anglia and Northampton, and the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.

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:
IDC Constitution

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

Director of Formation, Diocese of Brentwood

Other Diocese Contacts

Arundel & Brighton

Deacon Tim Murrill

Cardiff

Deacon Philip Manghan

Ordinariate

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Keep up to date with the latest news and information related to the diaconate.
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Due to the restrictions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic it has proved impractical to go ahead with the Residential Weekends held at High Leigh as part of the Formation Programme. Alternative arrangements are being made and will be shown on the Formation Programme page of the website as they organised.
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