Deacon Ray Duplechain Featured in the Clarion Herald from the Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA

by | Jul 29, 2025 | Blogs

Duplechain was ordained as a permanent deacon in 1996, and he is now the ​director of the Archdiocesan Office of the Permanent Diaconate, overseeing ​the ministry of 212 active and semi-retired deacons and also directing the 5 ​1/2-year formation process for men, who like he once did, are wrestling with ​the idea they may have a vocation to ordained ministry…
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