Bishop John Kirby Trócaire have thanked Bishop John Kirby for serving as the Church-charity’s chairperson for 20 years after his resignation as the Bishop of Clonfert was accepted by Pope Francis.
CEO Caoimhe de Barra said Bishop Kirby’s “passion and enthusiasm” helped drive the organisation, and that he was “deeply committed to campaigning for social justice”.
“He helped guide the organisation through some momentous and challenging events, including the Rwandan genocide, Hurricane Mitch and the Asian tsunami. Throughout all of these events, his commitment to the world’s poor shone through,” she said.
“Bishop Kirby bought great energy and insightfulness to our work. He had very genuine compassion with the communities we work with.”
Dr Kirby served as the Bishop of Clonfert for over 30 years, his resignation was accepted last week by Pope Francis who announced that Fr Michael Duignan from Bealnamullia in Co. Roscommon would take the reins.