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Episode 89: How do you recognize a Deacon and what is proper etiquette during a funeral?

July 10, 2025

Episode 89: How do you recognize a Deacon and what is proper etiquette during a funeral?

On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano explores how you recognize a Deacon and what the proper etiquette is during a funeral with Deacon Sylvester Frazzini and Deacon William Bancroft. Our guests are Deacon Sylvester Frazzini & Deacon William Bancroft, Permanent Deacons at Saint Columba Cathedral Parish in Youngstown.

Diocesan Deacons receive communion at a retreat in August. Photo by Brian Keith.

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their hands upon the ordinands, signifying the unity of the priesthood. Photo by Brian Keith

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