New Council of Priests, from 1st January 2005

Mgr Pat Earley; Fr George Balfe; Fr Francis Garvey; Fr Bernard Hogan; Fr Tom Healy; Fr Pat Murphy; Fr Tom Murray; Fr Mark Bennett; Fr Larry Mulligan OFM.



Ardagh & Clonmacnois: From Now to 2014.

Present Day:

Population: 69,674
Parishes: 41
Priests: 64
Average age of Priests: 55
People/Priest: 1161
Churches: 80
One Priest Parishes: 30

Projection for 2014:

A total of 54 priests still active.
This assumes: all but 1 priest in parish ministry; small population increase.

(For more detail, follow the link at the side)

The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois
Diocesan Office,
Ballinalee Road.
Longford.
Co. Longford.

Phone: 043-46432
Fax: 043- 46833
Email: ardaghdi@iol.ie