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Irish Bishops’ Conference have published the National Synthesis of the Synodal Process on www.synod.ie.  You can access the document by clicking HERE . The Synodal Process has been conducted across the Church in Ireland from Autumn 2021. The publication the...

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan announces clerical changes and appointments in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore  Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, has announced the 2022 clerical changes and appointments for the Diocese of Waterford and...

Kenya visit report by Bishop Phonsie................ On Monday 18th July, a small group from Waterford and Lismore Diocese arrived back in Ireland from a trip to Kenya.  Five of us had gone out, two secondary school teachers, the Diocesan Advisor for Secondary...

The feast of St. Declan will be celebrated as a Solemnity in the Diocese of Waterford on Sunday 24th July.  Mass at Toor well, Aglish,  will be celebrated on Thursday 22nd July at 12 noon. An information leaflet on the life of St. Declan my be downloaded by...

Pope Francis has written an Apostolic Letter today entitled "Desiderio Desideravi" on the Liturgical formation of the people of God.  In no. 6, part of it says "Every time we go to Mass, the first reason is that we are drawn there by his desire for us".  The...

Over the past month, faith conversations took place around the diocese as we began to form our Diocesan Synthesis for the Synod.  Thank you to everyone who took part in this process and to those who helped the Diocesan Task Force Team to complete the project on...

A day of reflection has been organised for all those in parish ministry on Saturday 25th June at 10.30am in Mount Melleray Abbey.  The day will be facilitated by Sr. Marie Fahy, Abbess at Glencairn Abbey. Please call 051-874199 or email...

On Sunday, May 29th, we celebrate of Solemnity of The Ascension of the Lord. We are also keeping in mind World Communications Day. Last year we reflected on the need to “Come and See” in order to discover reality and be able to recount it beginning with experiencing...

Bishop Cullinan celebrated Mass in the RTE Studios for Vocations Sunday.  See below, text of his homily.   I know a Bishop in Western Ukraine – Bishop Komar. I met him in 2015 He is remaining with his people and with all of his priests in his native war...

We are nearing the end of our faith conversations around the Diocese.  If you have not already attended one of the venues, you are encouraged to take the online questionnaire and submit your thoughts in that forum.  See the questionnaire under the Synod tab...