Diocesan News15 Dec 2015

Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory’s Christmas Message

Diocesan News15 Dec 2015

Christmas Message from the Archbishop of Dublin

Diocesan News14 Dec 2015

Drumbeg rector is sitting out for charity

Rector of Drumbeg, Revd Willie Nixon, is close to completing a 24–hour charity sit–out in the village.

Diocesan News14 Dec 2015

Christ Church, Londonderry, in Unique Ceremony

The congregation at Christ Church in Londonderry welcomed the Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry, Dr Donal McKeown, on Sunday morning for the beginning of what is believed to have been a unique ceremony to open the Holy Door of Mercy in nearby St Eugene’s Cathedral.

Diocesan News14 Dec 2015

Celebrate Diversity – Lord Mayor of Dublin Hosts Interfaith Forum

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Críona Ní Dhálaigh, met representatives of Dublin’s diverse faith communities in the Mansion House just before Christmas.

Diocesan News14 Dec 2015

Dean of Belfast Set For 39th Black Santa Charity Sit–out

The Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev John Mann, will begin his Black Santa Sit–out for charities on the steps of St Anne’s Cathedral at 9am on Wednesday December 16.

Diocesan News11 Dec 2015

Revd. Isaac Hanna Appointed as the Archdeacon of Elphin and Ardagh

Revd. Isaac Hanna, the Rector of Drumcliffe, Lissadell and Munninane, has been appointed as the new Archdeacon of the Dioceses of Elphin and Ardagh.

Diocesan News10 Dec 2015

Replacement bicycles for Maridi diocese

The Down and Dromore Council for Mission has purchased 15 bicycles for our link Diocese of Maridi in South Sudan. They replace bicycles lost in the last bout of fighting in the area.

Diocesan News10 Dec 2015

Bishop’s Briefing for New Primary Schools Boards of Management in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

The new Boards of Management of primary schools in the Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, who were formally appointed on 1st December by the Patron, Bishop Paul Colton, met with the Bishop on Monday evening, 7th December, for a briefing about their role, in the Radisson SAS Hotel, Little Island, County Cork.

Diocesan News10 Dec 2015

Mount Merrion Parish opens a garden for the whole community

Mount Merrion Parish, on the edge of Belfast’s Cregagh Estate, has opened a Community Garden next to the church. The garden is part of its vision to play an active part in the life of the local community and to care for the well–being of all who live nearby.