Editing Deacon (section)

===Anglicanism===
[[Image:Stoledeacon.jpg|thumb|left|upright|An [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] priest vested as a deacon with an alb and a purple [[Stole (vestment)|stole]] over his left shoulder]]
In Anglican churches, such as the [[Church of England]] and the [[Free Church of England]], deacons are permitted to marry freely before or after ordination, as are Anglican priests. Most deacons are "transitional deacons", that is, preparing for the priesthood and they are usually ordained priests about a year after their diaconal ordination. However, there are some deacons who do not go on to receive priestly ordination, recognising a vocation to remain in the diaconate. A permanent deacon is also known as a "distinctive deacon", or a "vocational deacon".<ref>[[Diocese of Sheffield|The Diocese of Sheffield]], [https://www.sheffield.anglican.org/distinctive-deacons "Distinctive Deacons"], accessed 31 May 2022</ref><ref name=cn>Kimber, G., [https://cofedeacons.org/about-distinctive-deacons/what-is-a-distinctive-deacon-answering-some-questions/ "What is a Distinctive Deacon? Answering some questions"], CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons, accessed 31 May 2022</ref> 

Many provinces of the [[Anglican Communion]] ordain both women and men as deacons. Many of those provinces that ordain women to the priesthood previously allowed them to be ordained only to the diaconate. The effect of this was the creation of a large and overwhelmingly female diaconate for a time, as most men proceeded to be ordained priests after a short time as a deacon.

[[File:Church of England Ordination 1790.jpg|thumb|right|Certificate of ordination as a deacon in the Church of England given by [[Richard Terrick]], the Bishop of London, to Gideon Bostwick. February 24, 1770]]
Anglican deacons may [[baptism|baptize]] and in some dioceses are granted licences to [[wedding|solemnize matrimony]], usually under the instruction of their parish priest and bishop. Deacons are not able to preside at the [[eucharist]] (but can lead worship with the distribution of already-consecrated communion elements where this is permitted), nor can they pronounce God's absolution of sin or pronounce the Trinitarian blessing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katapi.org.uk/ChristianFaith/LXIII.htm#IV|title=The Christian Faith: Ch 63 – Ordination – (2) As a Sacrament|website=www.katapi.org.uk|access-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229024332/http://www.katapi.org.uk/ChristianFaith/LXIII.htm#IV|archive-date=29 December 2016}}</ref> In most cases, deacons minister alongside other clergy.

An Anglican deacon wears an identical [[choir dress]] to an Anglican priest: [[cassock]], [[surplice]], [[tippet]] and [[academic regalia|academic hood]]. However, liturgically, deacons usually wear a [[Stole (vestment)|stole]] over their left shoulder and fastened on the right side of their waist. This is worn both over the surplice and the [[alb]]. A deacon might also wear a [[dalmatic]]. Church of England deacons are supported through the CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons (CENDD).<ref name=cn /> Bishop [[James Newcome]] of [[Diocese of Carlisle|Carlisle]] is the Distinctive Deacons’ Champion in the [[House of Bishops (Church of England)|House of Bishops]].<ref>CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons, [https://cofedeacons.org/about-the-network/ "About the Network"], accessed 30 May 2022</ref>