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Diocesan Clergy Celebrate the Primate’s Threescore Years and Ten!

The clergy in the Diocese of Armagh recently held a surprise party for The Most Reverend John McDowell, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of...

Tribute: The Reverend Canon Sam McComb

Summary of a tribute by The Venerable Paul Dundas at a Service of Thanksgiving held in Christ Church, Lisburn, Diocese of Connor, on 3rd...

Tribute: The Reverend Godfrey Declan Burfield Smith

The Reverend Godfrey Declan Burfield Smith passed away on 2nd January 2026. Son of the late Reverend Canon Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Burfield, Declan...

Crown Appointments

THE REVEREND CANON MATTHEW HAGAN MBE His Majesty King Charles III has given his approval for Sir Robert Scott KCVO OBE, as The Lord Lieutenant...

50th Anniversary of Women Lay Readers in Dublin and Glendalough 

A special service of Choral Evensong was celebrated to mark a pioneering moment for women in Dublin and Glendalough. On 16th November, a gathering...

Longest-Serving Bishop to Step Down

The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, has announced that he will retire in 2026 after nearly three...

Clergy News: October 2025

Institutions THE REVEREND SHIRLEY MURPHYAppointed Rector of the Parochial Group of Dundalk, Heynestown Union, Ballymascanlan Union and Creggan, in the Diocese of Armagh. Her service...

Spiritual Direction Support Fund Launched by RCB

Following the MindMattersCOI initiative, which was generously supported by the Representative Church Body (RCB) and Benefact Trust, the RCB has been exploring ways to...

Peacemaker and Pastor: 50 Years of Lord Eames Celebrated

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Eames was celebrated in a service on St Columba’s Day, 9th June, when a Choral Eucharist...

New All Ireland Chaplain

One of the scariest places on earth for me is the dentist’s chair. I was on my way to have a root canal procedure...

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