A packed St Fin Barre’s Cathedral rang to the rafters with song on 18th April 2026, at the farewell service for The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton on the occasion of his retirement. The Bishop presided over the Diocesan Celebration of Easter called ‘The Glory of Easter’, in his final service as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The Bishop held the role for just over 27 years, a term which saw him become the longest-serving bishop in the diocese since the early 1600s, and one of the longest-serving bishops in the history of the Anglican church in Britain and Ireland. The celebration at St Fin Barre’s was full to capacity with well-wishers and local luminaries, as well as representatives from all parishes, chaplaincies, schools, charities, and organisations in the diocese, family and friends of The Rt Revd Colton, and many guests from the Church at home and abroad. In tribute to...