Diocesan News
Archbishop of Dublin Convenes Electoral College to Elect New Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe
It was announced yesterday, Monday 7th April, that the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill has convened an Episcopal Electoral College to meet on Tuesday 6 May 2008 in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin to elect a new Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe (which includes the dioceses of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly). The full diocese covers counties Limerick, Clare, Kerry, North Tipperary and parts of Cork, Galway and Offaly. The see has been vacant since the retirement of the Rt Revd Michael Mayes on March 31 2008. The members of the college have already been informed by post.
The Episcopal Electoral College consists of the Archbishop of Dublin, who will preside, three other Bishops of the Church of Ireland and 48 Clerical and Lay representatives from Limerick and Killaloe and other Dioceses in the Southern Province.
The full composition of the Episcopal Electoral College is given below.
After attending a Holy Communion service at 11am in Christ Church Cathedral, the college will meet and conduct their deliberations in private.
The college may elect a current Bishop, or a Priest (male or female) over 30 years of age to the vacant see. To be elected, a nominee must receive the votes of at least two thirds of the clergy present and voting and two thirds of the laity present and voting (Archbishops and/or Bishops, if they desire to vote, do so as clergy for these purposes). Following confirmation of the election by the House of Bishops, the Bishop-elect will be consecrated (if not already a Bishop) and subsequently enthroned in the various Cathedral churches of the dioceses on dates to be determined.
If the college is unable to reach a decision, the appointment will pass to the House of Bishops.
A result may become known between 3pm and 5pm on Tuesday 6 May 2008.
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