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Ordinations

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16 December 2016

DURHAM

By the Bishop of Jarrow in All Saints’, Langley Park, on 10 December:

Deacon: Anthony Holden (Esh and Hamsteels; Langley Park; Waterhouses, NSM).

 

SOUTHWARK

By the Bishop in St Philip’s, Norbury, on 10 December:

Deacons: Captain Terrance Drummond CA (St Philip’s, Norbury, NSM); Emmanuel Kormi (St Catherine’s, Hatcham, NSM; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Trust); Dr Evie Vernon (Christ Church, West Croydon, NSM).

 

ARMAGH

By the Archbishop in St Mark’s, Armagh, on 7 September:

Deacon: Graham Hare (St Mark’s, Armagh).

 

By the Archbishop in his Cathedral on 18 September:

Priest: Peter Smith.

 

CASHEL,WATERFORD, LISMORE, OSSORY, FERNS & LEIGHLIN

 

By the Bishop in St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, on 27 August:

Priest: David Compton.

 

CLOGHER

By the Bishop in Magheracross Parish Church on 28 August:

Deacon: Mark Gallagher (Magheracross).

 

By the Bishop in St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen, on 7 September;

Priests: Philip Bryson, Críostóir Mac Bruithin.

 

CONNOR

By the Bishop in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on 11 September:

Deacons: Danielle McCullagh (Mallusk); Christopher St John (Woodburn).

 

By the Bishop in St Patrick’s, Ballymena, on 4 September:

Priests: Dennis Christie, Isobel Hawthorne-Steele, Aaron McAlister.

 

DERRY & RAPHOE

By the Bishop in St Columb’s Cathedral, Londonderry, on 4 September:

Priest: Suzanne Cousins.

 

By the Bishop in St Eunan’s Cathedral, Raphoe, on 11 September:

Deacon: Nigel Cairns (Raphoe with Raymochy and Clonleigh).

 

DOWN & DROMORE

By the Bishop in Down Cathedral, Downpatrick, on 28 August:

Priests: Raymond Kettyle, Scott McDonald, Dr Peter Munce, Robert Smyth, Colin Taylor.

 

By the Bishop in St Gobhan’s, Seagoe, Portadown, on 4 September:

Deacons: Lucy Burden (Mount Merrion); Geoffrey Hamilton (Seagoe); Jonathan McFarland (Carnalea).

 

DUBLIN & GLENDALOUGH

By the Archbishop in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on 18 September:

Deacons: Rebecca Guildea (Zion Church, Rathgar, Dublin); Dr Anne Lodge (Raheny with Coolock); Stuart Moles (Greystones); Thomas O’Brien (Howth).

 

On 25 September:

Priests: Kevin Conroy, Nigel Pierpoint.

 

KILMORE, ELPHIN & ARDAGH

By the Bishop in St Fethlimidh’s Cathedral, Kilmore, on 11 September:

Deacons: Richard Beadle (Kildallon with Newtowngore and Corrawallen; Swanlinbar with Kinawley, Templeport and Tomregan); Richard Waller (Killeshandra with Killegar and Derrylane).

 

MEATH & KILDARE

By the Bishop in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Trim, on 7 September:

Deacon: Simon Scott (Clonsast with Rathangan, Thomastown, Monasteroris, Carbury and Rahan).

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