On Monday, 19th June 2023, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Deirdre Forde, accompanied by Ann Doherty, Chief Executive of Cork City Council, made the annual courtesy call of the Lord Mayor to the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, and Mrs Susan Colton. Cllr Deirdre Forde is the twenty-sixth Lord Mayor of Cork to make a courtesy call to the Bishop and Mrs Colton.
The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre Forde accompanied by Ann Doherty, Chief Executive, Cork City Council paid a courtesy visit to Bishop Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross and his wife Susan at their residence, the Bishop’s Palace on Bishop Street, Cork.Cllr. Deirdre Forde, Bishop Paul and Ann Doherty. Ann Doherty, Cllr. Deirdre Forde, Mrs Susan Colton and Bishop Paul Colton.