Bishop Brendan Kelly, Bishop of Achonry, has announced diocesan changes for the Diocese of Achonry. The Catholic population of the Diocese of Achonry is 34,630 with 23 parishes and 47 churches. The following are the changes:
Monsignor John Doherty PP, Gurteen to be priest in residence, Charlestown; Fr Farrell Cawley PP, Kilmovee to be pastor emeritus and residing in Ballinacarrow; Canon Michael Joyce PP, Swinford to be parish priest in Bohola; Fr Padraig Costello PP, Bohola to be parish priest in Foxford; Fr Dan O’Mahony PP, Killasser to be curate in Cloonacool; Fr Joseph Caulfield PP, Carracastle to be parish priest in Gurteen; Fr Dermot Meehan Adm, Ballaghaderreen to be parish priest in Swinford; Fr Vincent Sherlock CC, Ballaghaderreen to be parish priest in Kilmovee; Fr John Durkan CC, Kiltimagh to be parish priest in Killasser; Fr John Geelan CC, Cloonacool to be parish priest in Bonninconlon; Fr Joseph Gavigan CC, Foxford to be parish priest in Ballaghaderreen; Fr Michael Quinn CC, Swinford to be parish priest in Carracastle; Fr Gabriel Murphy CC, Cloonloo to be curate in Kiltimagh; Fr Gerard Davey CC, Ballaghaderreen to be curate in Foxford; Fr Ronan Murtagh, St Patrick’s College Maynooth to be diocesan secretary and curate in Cloonloo, and Fr Martin Henry CC, on loan to Killala Diocese to be curate in Ballaghaderreen.
On announcing the changes, Bishop Kelly said: “I wish all the priests concerned well on taking up their new responsibilities.”
