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Archdiocesan Schools Records Retention Policies How to Use the Records Retention Schedule Expand The Records Retention Schedule is a diocesan policy that lists all the records commonly maintained by archdiocesan schools and describes how long they must be kept and what to do with them at the end of that period. It applies to records…

Deacon Formation Program Is God Calling You? Qualities we look for:  Those who aspire to be candidates for the diaconate should exhibit certain characteristics that demonstrate a readiness for formation: A man of prayer, who demonstrates this quality in his daily life, and in his full and active participation in the liturgy A Catholic who…

Liturgy For parish staff and liturgy coordinators as a resource to assist in planning liturgies and learn more about liturgical formation through workshops and presentations.   Coordinate episcopal liturgies such as Deacon and Priest ordinations, Chrism Mass, Rites of Election, and other events presided over by the Archbishop and Auxiliary Bishops, and work with hosting…

Most Reverend Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S. is a native of Monterrey, Mexico and is currently the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle.

A ministry rooted in the example of Jesus Christ that welcomes the stranger and fulfills the commitment of the U.S. Catholic bishops to protect the life and dignity of the human person.

The diaconate is the first rank of holy orders in the Catholic Church.

Seminarians in the Archdiocese of Seattle have begun their journey toward the priesthood.

What is a seminary? Find out more about seminary life in the Archdiocese of Seattle.

While being single is not a vocation in and of itself, like those in holy orders, those who assume avowed religious life, and those who marry, all people are called to the universal vocation...