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Ordination of Deacons in Connor Diocese

At the Ordination of Deacons in St Anne’s Cathedral are, back from left: Archdeacon Stephen Forde, Archdeacon George Davison, The Rev Clifford Skillen, The Rev Canon William Taggart, Bishop Harold Miller and Dean John Mann. Front, from left: The Rev Danielle McCullagh, Bishop Alan Abernethy, The Rev Christopher St John and Archdeacon Stephen McBride. Photo: Douglas Goddard.
At the Ordination of Deacons in St Anne’s Cathedral are, back from left: Archdeacon Stephen Forde, Archdeacon George Davison, The Rev Clifford Skillen, The Rev Canon William Taggart, Bishop Harold Miller and Dean John Mann. Front, from left: The Rev Danielle McCullagh, Bishop Alan Abernethy, The Rev Christopher St John and Archdeacon Stephen McBride. Photo: Douglas Goddard.

Two new deacons were ordained to serve in Connor Diocese at a service in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Sunday September 11.

Danielle McCullagh was ordained to serve an internship in St Brigid’s, Mallusk, and Christopher St John was ordained to serve an internship in the parish of Holy Trinity, Woodburn.

Preacher at the service was the Rt Rev Harold Miller, Bishop of Down and Dromore.

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