The following statement was issued by the Rt Revd John McDowell, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher, on Saturday 8th December.
‘I have just learned that Monsignor Lawrence Duffy, currently serving as Parish Priest of Carrickmacross, has been appointed by His Holiness the Pope to be the next Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher. I want to congratulate Monsignor Duffy on his appointment and assure him of my prayers and those of his many friends within the Church of Ireland community. I share the joy of my brothers and sisters in Christ, the Catholic clergy and people of Clogher, that they…
Welcome for new Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher
