The Josephinum Diaconate Institute was founded in 2007 by the Pontifical College Josephinum – a Roman Catholic seminary in Columbus, Ohio – to offer strong and faithful resources for deacons to continue their formation. Shortly after, the Institute began offering coursework designed for pre-ordination formation to assist dioceses throughout the United States with formation of deacon candidates. Since its founding, the Institute has become a recognized leader in providing pre- and post-ordination diaconate formation.
2007: The Josephinum Diaconate Institute is formed by the Pontifical College Josephinum
2009: The Institute launches its online distance learning program
2010: The Josephinum Diaconal Review begins publication
2012: The Institute begins offering continuing education courses
2018: The Institute announces the Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies
2021: The Institute offers its core curriculum in Spanish
2021: The Institute is awarded a Pathways grant from the Lilly Endowment to research and develop comprehensive post-ordination formation
2025: The Institute launches Josephinum Connect! to provide ongoing post-ordination programming
For more details on our pre-ordination formation offerings, visit our intellectual formation page.