Ralph Horner Celebrates 25 Years As Deacon

Ralph Horner Celebrates 25 Years As Deacon On June 11, Deacon Ralph Horner celebrated his 25th anniversary of ordination to the diaconate. In the Catholic Church, there are three degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, namely, the episcopacy (bishops), the presbyterate (priests), and the diaconate (deacons). Each of these sacramentally conforms a man to Christ, though in different ways.