Priest shortage means change coming soon, says Archbishop O’Reilly

“Change is coming soon” to the diocese of Cashel and Emly, Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly has warned, with 16 priests hitting retirement age in the next five years. In a pastoral letter accompanying the diocese’s clerical appointments, Archbishop O’Reilly said there will be a maximum of 35 priests under the age of 75 in five years’…