The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and the Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States (Ascension)

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Preface

the National Directory . He named Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila, member of the committee, as chairman of a working group comprising bishops and experts in the field of the diaconate. 46 In November of 2016 Joseph Cardinal Tobin became CCLV Chairman following his 2015 election. The working group completed a draft of the document in spring 2017, which was then reviewed by the following USCCB Committees: Canon ical Affairs and Church Governance, Child and Youth Protection, Cul tural Diversity in the Church, Divine Worship, and Doctrine. After revising the document based on the input of the collaborating com mittees, in September 2017 the CCLV Committee approved a draft of the National Directory , 2nd edition, and, in accord with the Regulations Regarding United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Statements and Pub lications , submitted it for review to the Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance (CACG) and the Committee on Doctrine. In June 2018, having revised the draft document based on the recommen dations of the Doctrine and CACG Committees, the CCLV Committee approved the National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States , 2nd edition, and recommended that the draft be presented to the body of bishops in the General Assem bly session in November 2018 following the required authorization of the Administrative Committee if the agenda would allow. Given the 46 The members of CCLV from 2013 to 2016 were Bishop Michael Burbidge (chairman), Archbishop Samuel Aquila, Bishop Earl Boyea, Bishop William Callahan, OFM Conv, Bishop Arturo Cepeda, Bishop Thomas Daly, Bishop Curtis Guillory, Bishop John Noonan, and Bishop Daniel Thomas. Consultants to CCLV from 2013 to 2016 were Msgr. Richard Henning, Msgr. Christopher Schreck, Sr. Rose McDermott, SSJ, Deacon Gerald DuPont, and Mrs. Rosemary Sullivan. The members of CCLV from 2016 to 2019 were Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, CSsR (chairman), Archbishop Samuel Aquila, Archbishop Charles Thompson, Archbishop John Wester, Bishop Earl Boyea, Bishop Arturo Cepeda, Bishop James Checchio, Bishop Thomas Daly, and Bishop Michael Olson. Con sultants to CCLV from 2016 to 2019 were Msgr. Roberto Garza, Fr. Cletus Kiley, Deacon Raphael Duplechain, Sr. Sharon Euart, RSM, and Mrs. Rosemary Sullivan. Members of the National Directory, Second Edition, working group were Archbishop Samuel Aquila (chairman), Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, Bishop Michael Sis, Bishop Alberto Rojas, Fr. Shawn McKnight, Deacon Justin Green, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Deacon James Keating, and Msgr. Christopher Schreck (writer). Contributing as well were the National Association of Diaconate Directors (Deacon Thomas Dubois, Executive Director) and the Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics (Dr. Susan McGurgan, President). Members of the CCLV Committee from 2019-2020 were Bishop James Checchio (Chairman), Archbishop Samuel Aquila, Archbishop Charles Thompson, Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt, Bishop Earl Boyea, Bishop Ronald Hicks, Bishop David Malloy, and Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg. Consultants to the CCLV Committee from 2019-2020 were Sr. Sharon Euart, RSM, Rev. Timothy Kesicki, SJ, Rev. Msgr. Todd Lajiness, and Mrs. Rosemary Sullivan.

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