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Archbishop of Dublin - Presidential Address at the Dublin & Glendalough Synod 2011

Archbishop of Dublin - Presidential Address at the Dublin & Glendalough Synod 2011

The Archbishop’s wide-ranging address speaks to issues of the relationship between individual and institution, and about the creation of a constructive society – ‘one which sets at the heart of its agenda the wellbeing and the flourishing of its members’ – and active participation in it.

19 October 2011

Ordination and Consecration of The Revd John McDowell as Bishop

Ordination and Consecration of The Revd John McDowell as Bishop

The Ordination and Consecration of The Revd F. John McDowell as a Bishop in the Church of God appointed to serve in the Diocese of Clogher by the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, The Most Revd Alan Harper, OBE, assisted by other bishops, will take place at St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen, on Friday 23rd September 2011 at 7.00pm.

28 September 2011

Celtic Bishops gather in Scotland for bi-annual conference

Celtic Bishops gather in Scotland for bi-annual conference

The Diocesan Bishops of the Anglican Celtic Churches (Scotland, Ireland and Wales) together with their Primates will meet in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland from Monday 26th to Thursday 29th September. 

26 September 2011

Statement by the Primate of the Church of Ireland

Statement by the Primate of the Church of Ireland

The fact that the Very Reverend Thomas Gordon, Dean of Leighlin, entered a Civil Partnership on 29th July last has created a new situation for the Church of Ireland. 

20 September 2011

Special service and focus on music at St Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry

Special service and focus on music at St Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry

A special service of Thanksgiving and Dedication will be held in St Columb’s Cathedral, Londonderry on Sunday 11 September at 7.30 pm. Following on from the major celebrations on June 9 to mark the complete restoration of the historic building

07 September 2011

Obama thanks rector for making visit a success

Obama thanks rector for making visit a success

The Anglican rector who discovered US President Barack Obama's Irish ancestral records has received a thank you letter from the White House.

04 August 2011

Church of Ireland Archbishops' tribute to John Stott

Church of Ireland Archbishops' tribute to John Stott

Tribute to the Revd Dr John Stott from the Archbishop of Armagh and the Archbishop of Dublin

28 July 2011

Bishop's Appeal launches East Africa appeal

Bishop's Appeal launches East Africa appeal

In an urgent response to the persistent drought in East Africa, the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal has announced that it is releasing €20,000 to fund the work of Christian Aid and their local partners who are responding to the crisis on the ground in Kenya and Ethiopia.

14 July 2011

Church of Ireland Bishops' Appeal Appoints New Education Officer

Church of Ireland Bishops' Appeal Appoints New Education Officer

The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal – the Church’s world aid and development programme – is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Education Officer, Ms Lydia Monds, who will take up her new role in July.

07 June 2011

Bishops appoint the Revd John McDowell as new Bishop of Clogher

Bishops appoint the Revd John McDowell as new Bishop of Clogher

The House of Bishops of the Church of Ireland meeting today in Dublin appointed the Revd John McDowell, Rector of St Mark’s Dundela in the Diocese of Down and Dromore as the new Bishop of Clogher.

31 May 2011