CLOGHER Diocese will welcome its first new member for the priesthood in six years this month. The former teacher, aged in his 20s, will be entering the propaedeutic (introductory) year of discernment in a few weeks. The propaedeutic year is a year of discovery during which a candidate for the priesthood receives an introduction to the […]
Home comforts for new Clogher priest
Fr Kevin Cassidy, who was consecrated a man of the cloth in June, presided over his first service in his native parish of Donacavey last week.
Bishop urges parishes to accept new lay ministers
Bishop Larry Duffy said lay ministers were currently in training and would begin presiding over funerals in the coming months
Parishioners to preside over church burials
MORE than 40 new ‘lay leaders’ will be introduced to Clogher Diocese to preside over funerals as parishioners take on more duties due to the shortage of priests here. In total, over 70 new lay leaders are undertaking training for the role in Clogher and Down and Connor dioceses. They’ll be commissioned in the coming months […]
African priests take up roles across Clogher diocese
There will be new faces in parishes across Fermanagh this September.
Fermanagh Bishops call for community unity this Christmas
THE BISHOPS of the two Clogher dioceses have called for unity in the community this Christmas, in the face of the continued challenges of Covid. In their joint seasonal message of hope Catholic Bishop of Clogher Larry Duffy and Church of Ireland Bishop Ian Ellis wished all the people across the Diocese of Clogher the […]
Clogher Lourdes 2022 pilgrimage will not go ahead
“It is planned to have an in-person pilgrimage in July 2023 and arrangements for that will be made known later in 2022.”
Bishop’s lenten message
AS WE embark on a very different type of Lent, the Bishop of Clogher has urged the people of the diocese to continue to pray, reflect and continue to support those less fortunate during this holy season. In a lengthy pastoral letter issued in advance of Ash Wednesday, Bishop Larry Duffy spoke of the hardships […]
Covid has dramatically altered daily life – Bishop
…but he asks everyone to look to the future with hope