Can a Deacan give Holy Communion

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Anthimos
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Can a Deacan give Holy Communion

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I Wanted to ask a question, since there many priests in this forum.
My question is Can a Deacon give the Holy Communion? It is my understanding that a Deacon cannot give the Holy Communion. But I do want to confirm it. I recently attended an orthodox church where the Deacon and along with other priests was giving the Holy Communion.
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Post by 尼古拉前执事 »

Yes they can.

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A deacon may be blessed by his bishop and parish priest to distribute the Eucharist to the faithful, either from a second chalice at a regular liturgy where a priest is serving

http://orthodoxwiki.org/Deacon

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