Ordination to the Diaconate in Maynooth

31 May 2016

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Congratulations to the nine seminarians who were ordained as deacons by Bishop William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne, on Sunday 29 May.

The deacons are:

  • Rev. Michael Byrne (Dublin)
  • Rev. William Caulfield (Ferns)
  • Rev. Aidan Gallagher (Tuam)
  • Rev. Sean Jones (Kerry)
  • Rev. Declan Lohan (Galway)
  • Rev. John Magner (Cloyne)
  • Rev. Barry Matthews (Armagh)
  • Rev. Evan O’Brien (Cork & Ross)
  • Rev. David Vard (Kildare & Leighlin)

They will now continue further studies and are expected to be ordained to the priesthood in the summer of 2017.