Cork, Cloyne and Ross welcomes Archbishop John McDowell

Last weekend, the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the Most Rev. John McDowell, preached at the Celebratory Service of the 800th Anniversary of Saint Mary’s Collegiate Church, Youghal. As part of his visit, the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, also showed the Archbishop around Kingston College in Mitchelstown, where recently six houses have been renovated to accommodate Ukrainian families, and they went to Cloyne Cathedral, which marked the first time any Archbishop of Armagh has visited there.

From left to right: Bishop Paul Colton, Pat Brennan, Denis McGrath, Billy Skuse, Fiona Finn, Alan Dowling, Nick Haulburt, Morgan McDonogh, Charlie Daly, and Archbishop John McDowell at Kingston College.

From left to right: Simon Elliott, Andrea Gunn, John Smyth, Archbishop John McDowell, Rowena Walsh, Alan Navratil, George Jeffrey, Dean Susan Green, Bishop Paul Colton, and Canon Andrew Orr.

At Kingston College, Bishop Paul Colton and Archbishop John McDowell met Fiona Finn, General Manager of The One Foundation who have donated €200,000.00 to the project, as well as the architects and builders involved. Bishop Paul and Archbishop John visited each of the families and talked to them about their experiences and how that have settled in at Kingston College.

Archbishop John and Bishop Paul talking to residents at Kingston College.
Bishop Paul, Archbishop John, Fiona Finn and Billy Skuse were invited to have refreshments with one of the Ukrainian families living at Kingston College.
Bishop Paul and Billy Skuse showing the Archbishop the Kingston College Chapel.
Archbishop John and Bishop Paul talking to residents at Kingston College.
Archbishop John and Bishop Paul talking to residents at Kingston College.
Bishop Paul Colton, Linda Bradley (standing in for the warden), Fiona Finn, and Archbishop John McDowell.

Later during the day, the Bishop and the Archbishop travelled to Cloyne to visit the Cathedral Church of Saint Colman. This visit marked an historic event, as Archbishop John McDowell is the first Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland to visit Cloyne Cathedral. He was welcomed by the Dean of Cloyne, the Very Rev. Susan Green, members of the congregation, and members of the Friends of Cloyne Cathedral. At the end of his visit, the Archbishop was presented with a book on sustainability by Cloyne parishioner Alan Navratil, The Global Imperatives A Primer for Sustainability.

The Dean of Cloyne, the Very Rev. Susan Green, said:

We were delighted to have Archbishop John McDowell visit Cloyne Cathedral. He was interested in all of the varied and long history of the Cathedral and already knew much about Bishop Berkeley. He was delighted to meet the small group of parishioners and Friends of Cloyne who had gathered for the occasion. The Archbishop and myself have both served our curacies in the parish of Antrim in Conor Diocese and it was pleasant to share these memories too.

Archbishop John McDowell and Dean Susan Green.
Dean Susan Green showing Archbishop John McDowell and Bishop Paul Colton around Cloyne Cathedral.
Dean Susan Green, Archbishop John McDowell, and Bishop Paul Colton.
Canon Andrew Orr, Archbishop John McDowell, Dean Susan Green and Bishop Paul Colton.
Archbishop John McDowell and Dean Susan Green.
Archbishop John McDowell and Bishop Paul Colton.
Alan Navratil presenting the Archbishop with a book on sustainability.