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New Bishop of Clogher Liam MacDaid ordained
It was a day of celebration yesterday (Sunday 25th July) as the new Bishop of Clogher, Liam MacDaid was ordained at St. Macartan’s Cathedral, Monaghan.
Among the honoured guests at the ceremony were Taoiseach Brian Cowen, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, Capt. Niamh O’Mahoney, the presidents aide-de camp and His Excellency Archbishop Leanza, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland. Also represented were public representatives from across the political divide as well as the GAA, other sporting bodies, An Garda Siochana and PSNI.
Principal Consecrator at the Ordination Mass was the Primate of All Ireland Cardinal Sean Brady, assisted by Bishop Joseph Duffy, Bishop emeritus of Clogher; and Bishop Noel Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor, a native of the Diocese of Clogher.
BISHOP MACDAID’S CURRICULUM VITAE
19 July 1945 – born in Bundoran, Co Donegal
Educated St. Louis NS and St. Macartan’s NS Bundoran
St. Macartan’s College, Monaghan
St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth
Ordained Priest 15 June 1969
1970: Staff St. Macartan’s College, Monaghan
1981: President St. Macartan’s College, Monaghan
• 1989: Curate Aghavea & Aghintaine
• 1993: Administrator Tyholland
• 1994: Chancellor of the Diocese
• 2002: Chaplain to His Holiness with the title Monsignor
• 6 May 2010: named by Pope Benedict as Bishop of Clogher
• 25 July 2010: ordained Bishop of Clogher
• The crest of the Bishop-Elect contains three images against a blue background.
The Clogher Cross
The rowan tree (Macartan)
The circle of stones (Lough Derg Pilgrimage) |