Limerick looks to Paris for inspiration
Limerick diocese is looking to Paris for inspiration in dealing with the fall off in vocations.
Bishop Brendan Leahy led a delegation of clergy from the diocese to the French capital to learn from their approach to the declining numbers of priests.
“We decided to go to Paris to look at how parishes there have dealt with changing arrangements in the past decades. They have not just been good at putting arrangements in place to deal with the fall-off in vocations but they have also made sure those changes dovetail with theology and spirituality. There is a great sense of zeal and energy there today,” Bishop Leahy said.
Belfast-born bishop ordained in Westminster
An Irishman has been ordained as auxiliary bishop for Westminster diocese by Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
Belfast-born Bishop Paul McAleenan trained at St Patrick’s College, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and was ordained for the Diocese of Westminster in 1985. He has served in various capacities since, with his most recent appointment as Parish Priest of Holy Rood Watford. He was appointed a member of the Cathedral Chapter in 2010. Last November he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster by Pope Francis and he has pastoral care of the deaneries of Hertfordshire and has been assigned the titular see of Mercia.
