Diaconal Ministries

Located in the Diocesan Pastoral Center
422 Washington Street
PO Box 969
Steubenville Ohio 43952-5969
Phone: (740) 282-3631 Fax: (740) 282-3327
 

Deacon Mark A. Erste, Director of Diaconal Ministries

• Primary contact person for the Diaconate
• Director of Diaconate School of Theology
• Administration
• Record keeping
• Logistics of application process
• Correspondence

Deacon Richard G. Adams, Director of Diaconal Formation

• Formation and continuing education of the ordained deacons in the diocese
• The supervision of the Human, Spiritual, and Pastoral dimensions of formation
• Practices of spiritual exercises
• Praying Liturgy
• Fostering fraternity within the Diaconate
• Integration of Spiritual dimension into formation weekends and retreats
• Planning and scheduling formation weekends and retreats