The Diocese of Clogher, in the metropolitan province of Armagh is one of the oldest dioceses in Ireland, of the 37 parishes, 20 are in the Republic of Ireland, 15 are in Northern Ireland and 2 others are divided between both jurisdictions. A total of seven meetings took place across the diocese, with over 800…
In early 2019 Bishop Francis Duffy formed a planning committee to prepare for a Diocesan Assembly. The on-going restrictions meant that an in-person gathering was still not possible at the time, so the assembly committee opted for a Zoom Assembly in October 2020. What are people concerned about now? What comes across most strongly is…
The Sunday Gospel Mass this Sunday puts aside the purple vestments of Lent and the white vestments of Eastertide as we return to the green of Ordinary Time. We take up from where we left off before Lent with Luke’s Gospel as our guiding light for the rest of the year. There is an old tradition that,…
It is indicative of the work of the Holy Spirit that a suite of themes can now be identified, and individual responses can, consequently, be grouped together, as follows. Church Structures: The hierarchical structure of the church was listed in many of the responses. While there is a glowing admiration for Pope Francis and his…
The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin encompasses County Carlow and parts of counties Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Wexford. The Diocese is home to 262,250 Catholics. Of the 56 parishes of the diocese, 34 participated in locally hosted parish gatherings. Some parishes held single parish gatherings. Some clustered together. Others, including beyond the 34 parishes, signposted their people to the…
Cardinal-designate calls liturgical tensions a ‘tragedy’ Cardinal-designate Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, described as a “tragedy” the tensions within the Latin rite of the Catholic Church over the way the Mass is celebrated. In a wide-ranging interview broadcast June 16 by Vatican News, the cardinal-designate said the tensions…
The Diocese of Cloyne covers Northern and Eastern parts of County Cork. It is represented by 151,711 Catholics and Bishop William Crean, incumbent since 2013. The methodology comprised a survey and series of listening and consultation workshops. In total about 600 were involved in the process with people inputting from various socio-economic groups. It also…
The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly encompasses most of Tipperary and a number of parishes in Limerick. The Catholic population of the Diocese is 79,505. The incumbent since 2015 bishop is Bishop Kieran O’Reilly The five seed groups within the Diocesan Pastoral Council were chosen in addition to people on the periphery of the faith…
The Diocese of Meath is represented by 267,831 Catholics and overseen by Bishop Tom Deenihan who was appointed in June 2018. The eight deaneries of the Diocese of Meath were asked to conduct four synodal conversations on the first four Tuesdays of Lent, and to celebrate a liturgy of thanksgiving on the fifth Tuesday of…
Notebook I’m on the move. After a ten-year sojourn in Newcestown and Farnivane, I’ll be calling in the movers shortly. Objection is futile at this stage: how fortunate was I to spend ten years here. I am not the only Cork and Ross priest to be moved this year. Some think that almost all will have…