Holy Orders

If you would like to talk with someone about discerning a call to priesthood or the religious life, please visit www.vocationsonline.com for more information on religious vocations, or contact your pastor or parish leaders for more information.

All the baptized are called to share in the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Yet, some feel called to give their lives in deeper service to the Church. For some women and men, this might mean they will profess as a member of a religious community. Others may seek to become a lay professional in the Church. For some men, this desire is reflected in a call to the sacrament of Holy Orders. An ordained deacon, priest, and bishop all share in the sacrament of Holy Orders, in which the recipient gives himself in a sincere desire to imitate Christ in his ministry of service to the people of God. The minister of the Sacrament of Holy Orders is a bishop.

The Diocese of Des Moines ordains new permanent deacons every four years. Permanent deacons serve the Church and its parishes in a variety of capacities tied to service in Christ’s name. 
 

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