I welcome the appointment of Monsignor Eamon Martin as Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh and wish him well in his work. Monsignor Martin brings with him a wide experience of ministry in the Diocese of Derry over the last 25 years.
May I wish Monsignor Eamon Martin my sincere congratulations on his appointment as Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh. I welcome him, as another newcomer to the City of Armagh, and wish him God’s richest blessing in the ministry to which he has now been called.
The Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales visited the Church of Ireland Theological Institute for three days from 15 to 17 January.
Thursday 10 January 2013
The Electoral College to elect a new Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh will take place on Monday 4 February 2013
RTE ONE Television will broadcast the joint Archbishops’ Christmas Message with Cardinal Sean Brady and Archbishop Richard Clarke on Christmas Day from 12.25 to 12.35pm. The Message will also be broadcast on RTE Radio 1 from 1.05 to 1.15pm.
A new peace project supported by the largest Christian denominations in Ireland is currently recruiting senior staff with the aim of publicly launching the new initiative in the springtime of 2013.
The Rt Revd Trevor Williams and Fr Tony Mullins say, ‘The Christmas story tells us that God is with us no matter what our circumstances may be. But God has linked our lives together in families and communities.’