The new bishop made the appointments just over a week ago, creating two posts where there was just one previously held by Monsignor Dan Carr.
New Bishop of Raphoe to be named after Mass in morning
Raphoe becomes the first of seven of Ireland’s 26 dioceses currently awaiting the appointment of a new bishop to fill the post.
Pope Francis to appoint new Bishop of Raphoe Diocese
Bishop Philip Boyce turned 75 in January 2015 – the mandatory retirement age – and the dioceses have been awaiting the appointment of a new bishop
Average age of priests in Raphoe Diocese is 58 years
WHILE a number of elderly priests in Donegal continue to work well into their seventies there are no plans for merging parishes in the Raphoe Diocese.
New priest ordained in Raphoe Diocese
HUNDREDS packed in to St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny this afternoon to witness Rev Liam Boyle from the Parish of Tamney in Fanad be ordained a priest by Bishop Philip Boyce.
Bishop of Raphoe announces new clergy appointments for diocese
HIS Lordship Most Rev Philip Boyce, OCD, Bishop of Raphoe, has announced the following clergy appointments in the diocese to take effect at the end of August.
‘Where are our TDs?’ Prayer and Walk for Life organisers ask
OVER 1,000 people attend Prayer and Walk for Life, but elected Dáil members do not appear despite invitation.