Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin Clerical Appointments September 2012
Monsignor Brendan Byrne, Diocesan Administrator, has announced the following clerical appointments with effect from September 1st 2012:
- Monsignor Brendan Byrne PP, Tullow & Diocesan Administrator to retire as PP, Tullow and continue on as Diocesan Administrator
- V. Rev. Joseph Fleming Adm, Clonegal to be CC, Clonegal
- V. Rev. Francis McNamara PP, Mountmellick to be CC, Mountmellick
- V. Rev. Philip O’Shea PP, Myshall retiring
- V. Rev. Míchéal Murphy, former Rector, Knockbeg College to be PP Mountmellick
- Rev. Andy Leahy CC, Tullow to be PP, Tullow
- Rev. Thomas O’Byrne CC, Emo & Portarlington to be PP, Myshall & Clonegal
- Rev. John Brickley CC, Naas, Sallins & Two Mile House to be PP, Naas, Sallins & Two Mile House
- Rev. Brian Kavanagh CC, Allen to be CC, Graiguecullen & Arles
- Rev. Padraig Shelly, formerly CC Carlow to be CC Tullow
- Rev. Joseph O’Neill formerly CC Portlaoise to be CC, Bagenalstown
- Rev. Paddy Byrne CC, Bagenalstown to be CC, Portlaoise
- Rev. Edward Kavanagh CC, Mountmellick to be CC, Allen
- Rev. PJ Madden CC, Graiguecullen & Arles to be CC, Naas
- Rev. Pat Hughes CC, Newbridge to be CC, Emo & Portarlington
- Rev. James O’Reilly SPS CC, Portlaoise recalled to St. Patrick’s Missionary Society, Kiltegan
Notes to Editors:
– These appointments are effective from 1 September 2012
– The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin includes County Carlow and parts of Counties Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Wexford.
– The diocese has a Catholic population of 219,817 in 56 parishes with 117 churches.
– See www.kandle.ie for more information on the diocese
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