Diocesan News
Belfast Cathedral hosts Conference of Irish Deans
A host of deans descended on Belfast Cathedral on Monday and Tuesday, September 9 and 10, for the 2024 Irish Deans’ Conference.
A host of deans descended on Belfast Cathedral on Monday and Tuesday, September 9 and 10, for the 2024 Irish Deans’ Conference.
St Canice’s Cathedral has been humming with excitement, welcoming a wave of new visitors since unveiling its year–long exhibition, ‘The Red Book of Ossory’.
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev George Davison, has paid tribute to Archbishop Noel Treanor, who died on Sunday August 11, describing him as ‘a good friend to us in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor.”
Bishop David McClay has joined Archbishop John McDowell in paying tribute to Archbishop Noel Treanor, Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union and formerly Bishop of Down and Connor.
This St James’ Day, 25th July, the roof of the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin and John the Baptist, in Sligo, was raised in songs of praise to mark the 40th anniversary of the Ordination of Dean Arfon Williams.
The 2024 Kildare Choral and Organ Festival, which takes place in St Brigid’s Cathedral from the 14th to 28th August, will mark the 1500th anniversary of the death of St Brigid with a range of performances from acclaimed women musicians in Ireland.
Children’s author David Luckman’s latest publications, Adventures in Acts Volumes One and Two, are ‘a fantastic retelling’ of the Book of Acts, says Victoria Jackson, Connor Children’s Ministry Development Officer.
Organ recitals at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork, are held every Friday lunchtime during the month of August. Everyone is welcome and admission on the door is €10. Each will begin at 1.10pm.
The Dean of Limerick, the Very Revd Niall J.W. Sloane, is delighted to announce the presentation of cheques to two local charities.
A portrait of the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Revd Dr Paul Colton, was unveiled last Thursday at the Bishop’s Palace in Cork.