deacon

Also known as deaconess

thumb|upright|Saint Stephen, one of the first seven deacons in the Christian Church, holding a [[Gospel Book in a 1601 painting by Giacomo Cavedone.]] A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.

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A deacon is a church official in Christian denominations who holds a position traditionally associated with service roles, though the exact responsibilities and significance of the role differ depending on the particular church tradition. The office has been part of Christianity since its earliest days, as seen in historical figures like Saint Stephen, one of the first seven deacons recorded in the Christian Church.

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Image: Icona Caesarius Diaconus, San Cesario, o Cesareo, diacono e martire di Terracina, opera di G. Guida.jpg

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female form of label: diakonino
male form of label: diakonas
Commons category: Deacons
P8168: United Nations Security Council Resolution 31

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Origin and development
By Christian denomination
Catholicism
Latin Catholicism
Eastern Catholic Churches
Permanent deacons
Manner of address
Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism
Lutheranism
Anglicanism
Methodist churches
Reformed churches
Church of Scotland
Related churches
Other Presbyterian churches
Dutch Reformed churches
Uniting Church in Australia
Anabaptist Churches
Amish
Schwarzenau Brethren
Church of the Brethren
Baptists
Quakers
Church of Christ
Irvingian churches
New Apostolic Church
Restorationist Churches
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Jehovah's Witnesses
Deaconesses
Cognates
Scots usage
See also
Footnotes
References
Church of Christ
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Lutheran Church

Major Christian denominations, such as the Catholic Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, Methodism, and Anglicanism, view the diaconate as an order of ministry.