The National Association of Diaconate Directors

Our Mission
The National Association of Diaconate Directors exists to support diaconate directors, formation directors, associate directors, and their staffs in their mission to enable deacons, candidates, aspirants, their wives and families to utilize their gifts in the service of the Church following the model of Jesus Christ.

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NADD offers a wide range of resources for the formation, ministry and life of Catholic deacons. These include the annual NADD convention, director's workshops, the National Directory Institute, the Ministry and Life Institute, and online sharing of best practices by our members.

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Join NADD
The members of the National Association of Diaconate Directors are dedicated to the promotion of excellence in deacon formation and support for deacons in ministry. By sharing best practices and participating in NADD's programs our members realize the many benefits that NADD provides. Contact us to join!

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News & Events

Ministry and Life Institute (MLI): June 18th-22nd, 2023

More Information about MLI and Registration

2023 Convention Presentations are available for Members

Convention Presentations

Membership Year: July 2023-June 2024

Invoices will be going out in June, more information coming soon.

National Directory Institute Presentations

The presentations from the 2022 National Directory Institute have been posted to the Members section of the NADD website. The Members section is password protected with a single password that has been emailed previously to all NADD members. If you cannot recall that password, please send an email to admin@nadd.org so we can send it to you again.

For those of you who could not attend the convention or NDI this year, we missed you! We hope that you will find the availability of these presentations to be a useful benefit of your membership in NADD.

NADD Mobile App is available for Apple in the app store and Android on Google Play!

The NADD Mobile App, for smartphones and tablets, contains much of the same information as the website and even allows members to register for the Annual Conventions!

By turning on notifications for NADD on your device, you will be able to receive notices and information from the Association whenever there is a need for us to quickly reach out to the membership.

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