Catechism Paragraph 1596
Part 2:
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
Section 2: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
Chapter 3: THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
Section 2: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
Chapter 3: THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
Deacons are ministers ordained for tasks of service of the Church; they do not receive the ministerial priesthood, but ordination confers on them important functions in the ministry of the word, divine worship, pastoral governance, and the service of charity, tasks which they must carry out under the pastoral authority of their bishop.