Bishop Donal McKeown Derry’s Bishop Donal McKeown has announced the following clerical changes, which are effective this month onwards:
Fr Paul Fraser is to be PP Ardstraw West & Castlederg and PP Termonamongan; while Fr Colm O’Doherty will be PP Clonleigh and Adm. Urney & Castlefin.
Fr Francis Bradley, PP Buncrana and Chancellor of the Diocese of Derry, to be, in addition, PP Burt, Inch Fahan; and Michael Porter, PP Urney & Castlefin, will have one-year sabbatical before taking up his duties again as PP next year.
Fr Micheál McGavigan, Director of the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, to be, in addition, Adm. Banagher; Fr Patrick Baker to be CC pro tem Limavady; Fr Daniel McFaul to be CC Creggan; Fr Declan McGeehan to be CC Cappagh; Fr Kevin Mulhern, to be CC Burt, Inch and Fahan in addition to his ministry with the chaplaincy team of HMP Magilligan and Fr Ciaran Hegarty to be CC pro tem Urney & Castlefin.
Retiring this year is Fr John Gilmore, Edward Kilpatrick and Neil McGoldrick. Upon retirement as CC in Ballinascreen, Fr John Downey will remain in residence in the parish.