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 […]
Funerals suspended, graveyards closed, even in death, all is changed
With the Covid-19 pandemic families across the county have been unable to attend the burials of their loved ones, family and friends.