Ordination of a new Deacon in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

On Thursday, 25th July 2024, Eoghan Healy was ordained to the Diaconate by Bishop Paul Colton at St John the Baptist Church, Midleton. Eoghan was originally meant to be ordained together with the Rev. Andrew Coleman on Sunday 30th June 2024 at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, but due to unforeseen circumstances, Eoghan’s ordination had to be postponed, and he was ordained in his local parish church. This was the first time that an ordination took place at St John the Baptist Church in Midleton.

The newly ordained deacon, the Rev. Eoghan Healy, and the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton.

After the ordination service, from l.-r.: the Rev. Martin Steele, the Very Rev. Susan Green, the Rev. Eoghan Healy, Bishop Paul Colton, the Ven. Andrew Orr, the Rev. Meghan Farr, the Rev. Andrew Coleman.

Eoghan was presented for ordination by the Archdeacon, the Ven. Andrew Orr, as well as his sponsors. Parishioners, family and friends from all over the Diocese, as well as Diocesan Readers and clergy came to East Cork to support Eoghan on this special day. The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton presided at the liturgy and preached, and the Clerks Choral sang at the service, with Dr Ian Sexton accompanying them on the organ.