Bishop William Crean of Cloyne. Bishop William Crean has announced the latest round of clerical changes in Cloyne Diocese.
He has accepted the retirements of Fr Donal Coakley as PP of Inniscarra, Canon David Herlihy as PP of Youghal and Canon Michael Fitzgerald as PP of Mitchelstown.
Effective September 21, Msgr Anthony O’Brien PP of Mallow is also to become Administrator of Mourneabbey.
Fr Anthony Wickham, PP Clondrohid to be PP Newtownshandrum. Fr Patrick Buckley, PP Glantane to be PP Inniscarra. Fr Joseph O’Keeffe, PP Mourneabbey to be PP Rathcormac. Fr William Bermingham, PP Carrigtwohill to be PP Youghal. Canon Michael Leamy, PP Rathcormac to be PP Mitchelstown and Vicar Forane of Fermoy Deanery.
In addition, Fr Gerard Coleman, PP Newtownshandrum to be PP Glantane. Fr John McCarthy, Administrator, Cobh is to take sabbatical leave.
Fr Tom McDermott, CC Cobh to be Administrator Cobh. Fr Joseph Rohan, CC Cloyne to be PP Clondrohid. Fr Patrick Winkle, CC Youghal to be PP Carrigtwohill. Fr Mark Hehir, CC Fermoy to be CC Midleton. Fr James Greene, CC Carrigtwohill to be CC Mallow. Fr Eamon Roche, CC Midleton to be CC Fermoy while Fr Gerard Cremin returns from studies to be CC Youghal.