Supervision & Managmt

Deacon Supervision & Management

Archdeacons
Resources for those seeking information in developing a job description for Archdeacons.

Diocese of Maryland

Diocese of Atlanta

Deacon Handbooks, by Diocese

Alabama, Deacon's Handbook, 2017 (Includes Letter of Agreement, Ministry Review)
Chicago, Handbook for Deacons
Kansas, Guidelines for the Sacred Order of Deacons, 2008
Kootenay, Diaconal Commission, 2012
Los Angeles, Customary for Deacons, 2013; The Role of the Deacon, 2022
Maryland, Manual for the Diaconate, 2021
North Carolina, Role of the Deacon, 2005
Northern California, Handbook for Deacons, 2015
New Westminster, Canada Deacon's Handbook
Pennsylvania, Resource Guidebook for Deacons, 2019
Rhode Island, Deacons' Handbook, 2020
Southern Virginia, A Handbook for Deacons, 2016
Western New York, Customary for Deacons (Includes Letter of Agreement)
Western North Carolina, Deacon's Manual (Includes Archdeacon job description, Deacon's Council job description), 2003

Questions to ask in a Bishop Search
Compiled from AED's Facebook group and the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona's 2018 Bishop Search.

Deacon Letters of Agreement / Retirement / Annual Report

Discretionary Funds

Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs, The Episcopal Church, 2012. Chapter 5 contains detailed info on uses, accounting and tax consequences.
Diocese of Northern California, Discretionary Fund practices, 2008
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