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Year for Priests

The death has occurred on 13th May 2010 of

Fr Tommy O'Reilly

Born 16th October 1915
Ordained 9th June 1940 for the Diocese of Leeds

Appointments:
St Bernard's. Halifax 1940-7; St Joseph's, Moorthorpe 1947-51;
St Bernard's, Halifax 1951-53;St Philip's, Leeds 1953-56;
St Thomas More, Sheffield 1956-79;
St John of God Sp. School, Celbridge 1979-84;
Killoe 1984-88; St Mary's Athlone 1988-93;
In retirement at Our Lady's Manor, Edgeworthstown 1993-2010.

The death has occurred on 25th July 2009 of
Canon SEAN ROONEY P.E. Deanscurragh, Longford


Removal to St. Mary's Church, Ferbane, Co Offaly, Sunday 7pm.
Requiem Mass Monday at 12pm
followed by interment in High Street Cemetery.

Homily by Bishop Colm for Trinity Sunday, on 150 years of SVP in Longford.

Lead, Kindly Light
Bishop Colm's Pastoral Letter
Easter 2009

NATIONAL FAMINE COMMEMORATION DAY 17th MAY 2009

Irish Bishops' statement
State commemorative events.

Official launch of Diocesan Fairtrade status at Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies Building of Athlone IT, Wednesday 4th March, 6.30pm. Speaker: Wilbert Valverde.

The death has occurred of Canon Francis Kelly, PP Granard, on 9th January, 2009.

Canon Francis Kelly, 1939-2009
Ordained 21st June 1964
Served: 1964-74 St Mel's College
1974-86 Banagher
1986-88 Legan
1988-2009 Granard

Sending on Mission Mass for Fr PJ Hughes, 28th December 2008, to work in Ecuador with the Society of Saint James the Apostle.

Bishop's Letter to the Diocese, Easter 2008, 'on the way forward'.

MISSION SUNDAY, 19TH OCTOBER: RTE TELEVISED MASS FROM ST MEL'S CATHEDRAL, SUNDAY, 11.15am.

Irish Bishops' Pastoral reflection on climate change

What previously was New

Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman