The Knights of Columbus is a brotherhood of 1.84 million Catholic men who each play a part in improving the world around us, one community at a time. We are a band of brothers, a network of men in communities around the world dedicated to serving God and our neighbor.
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A deacon is a clergyman who assists the bishop and priests. He is ordained not to the priesthood but to service.
The deacon finds his identity not in what he does but in who he is. Deacons minister in many different settings from the traditional parish to prisons, hospitals, convalescent homes, juvenile detention centers, shelters for the homeless or the abused, soup kitchens, police departments, and corporations. Regardless of where a deacon finds himself, it is there that he serves.