The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Dr Robin Eames, has arranged the consecration of the Venerable Ken Good as the new Bishop of Derry and Raphoe in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh on Tuesday, 11th June 2002 at 2.30pm.
The Church of Ireland House of Bishops, meeting in Dublin today, elected the Venerable Ken Good, Archdeacon of Dromore, as Bishop of Derry and Raphoe to succeed Bishop James Mehaffey who retired in January.
The Church of Ireland House of Bishops will meet in Dublin on Wednesday 13 March 2002, to elect a bishop for the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.
A large congregation attended the consecration service today of the new Bishop of Clogher, Dr Michael Jackson, in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan, the Most Revd Robin Eames conducted the service.
The Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Robin Eames, has questioned the Government on the issue of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland. In a series of questions tabled in the House of Lords the Archbishop has asked about the suitability of detention of those seeking asylum in the United Kingdom in HMP Maghaberry.
The Episcopal Electoral College for Derry and Raphoe Diocese today failed to appoint a new bishop. The decision now passes to the House of Bishops, which will meet shortly.
The current Abortion debate in Ireland is undoubtedly emotive. Rather than unanimity, we see a spectrum of nuanced preferences in response to the Government's proposed Constitutional Amendment.
The Organist and Master of the Choristers at Armagh Church of Ireland Cathedral, Mr Martin White Mus.B., FRCO., has decided to retire after 34 years of service.
The Right Reverend Michael Mayes, Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, today strongly criticised the Government's Constitutional approach to the Abortion Referendum.
In a Diocesan Synod address last autumn, I enunciated some of the principles that the Church of Ireland has set forth in relation to the issue of abortion, and whilst expressing some reservations about the current proposal for Constitutional change, I promised to give it a great deal further thought. I have now done this.