On Sunday, August 30th, Paul Dempsey will be ordained Bishop of Achonry. The ceremony will be held in The Cathedral of The Annunciation and St. Nathy, Ballaghaderreen.
The Principal Consecrator will be Archbishop Michael Neary (Archbishop of Tuam), assisted by Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (Papal Nuncio to Ireland), and Bishop Denis Nulty (Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin – Fr. Paul’s native diocese).
Covid-19 guidelines mean the attendance at the ceremony will be greatly reduced. There will be a livestream of the Episcopal Ordination, and this will be overseen by iCatholic and available through the Diocesan website (achonrydiocese.org
