Bishop of Cork Licenses Four New Diocesan Readers

At Choral Evensong on Sunday, 17th November 2013 the Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, licensed four new Diocesan Readers to serve in the Diocese.

Four new Diocesan Readers with the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (centre). l-r: Patrick Culleton (Bandon), Emmanuel Adebisi (Mallow); Carole Pound (Skibbereen) and Gordon Coombes (Clonakilty) [Photo: Neil Danton].

Readers are lay people who have been selected, trained and licensed by the Bishop of a diocese to preach, teach and lead worship in a pastoral context.