Permanent Diaconate Formation Program

The Diaconate Formation Office coordinates formation to the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Little Rock. The five-year, bilingual program is open to Catholic men in good standing with the Church, who will be 35 years old by their ordination date. For more information, contact Father Rubén Quinteros, director of diaconate formation. | En Español

Weekend classes are held monthly. The English program is presented by St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana, where many of the diocese's seminarians also receive their priestly formation. Instructors provide in-person courses at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock along with online courses for 11 months a year for five years. Spanish formation is provided by diocesan clergy and laity through in-person courses also at St. John Catholic Center for 11 months a year for five years. | Deacon Formation Directory

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Diaconate Classes

The following lists the status of diaconate formation in the Diocese of Little Rock.

• Diaconate Formation Class of 2033 — In Discernment
• Diaconate Formation Class of 2028 — In Formation
• Diaconate Formation Class of 2022 — Bishop Anthony B. Taylor ordained 46 men to the diaconate in two ordination Masses in Little Rock and Rogers in June 2022. Learn more about the Class of 2022 or watch the Little Rock ordination Mass below.

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