Declaration of Triennial Election Results in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on October 14, 2026 by mediaccr

The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Revd Andrew Orr, as President of the Diocesan Synod is pleased to publish the results of this year’s triennial elections, which have been reported to him by the returning officer, the Venerable John Ardis, Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The votes cast at the Diocesan Synod on Saturday, 10th October 2026, were counted on Tuesday, 13th October 2026, by the elected scrutineers.

Note: All election results which follow below are reported in the order of the election of the people concerned.

Diocesan Council

Clerical Members of Diocesan Council elected by the Clergy:

  • The Ven. John Ardis (ex officio)
  • The Revd Meghan Farr (Honorary Secretary, ex officio)
  • The Revd Andrew Coleman
  • The Revd Richard Dring
  • The Very Revd Nigel Dunne
  • The Revd Susan Green
  • The Revd Eugene Griffin
  • The Revd Elise Hanley
  • The Very Revd Cliff Jeffers
  • The Revd Canon Denis Mac Carthy
  • The Revd Dr William Olhausen
  • The Revd James Power
  • The Revd Kingsley Sutton

Supplemental clerical members of Diocesan Council

Diocesan Council to co-opt additional members. 

Lay members of Diocesan Council elected by the Laity

To be announced.

Episcopal Electoral College

Clerical members of the Episcopal Electoral College elected by the clergy

To be announced.

Supplemental clerical members of the Episcopal Electoral College

To be announced.

Lay members of the Episcopal Electoral College elected by the laity

  • Gordon Coombes
  • Hilda Connolly
  • Billy Skuse
  • Helen Arnopp
  • Hilary Dring
  • Linda Deane
  • Melvin Beamish
  • Alicia St Leger
  • Peter Stobart
  • Dorothy Verplancke
  • Judith Peters
  • John Buttimer

Supplemental lay members of the Episcopal Electoral College

  • Richard Wood
  • Tanya Olhausen
  • Robin Newenham
  • Eunice Jeffers
  • Joanna Griffin
  • Stephen Spillane
  • Tim Bracken

Representatives on the General Synod of the Church of Ireland

Clergy representatives on General Synod elected by the clergy

  • The Ven. John Ardis
  • The Revd Meghan Farr
  • The Revd Kinglsey Sutton
  • The Very Revd Nigel Dunne
  • The Very Revd Cliff Jeffers
  • The Revd Susan Green
  • The Revd Elise Hanley
  • The Revd Dr William Olhausen
  • The Revd Canon Paul Willoughby
  • The Revd Eugene Griffin
  • The Revd Terry Mitchell

Supplemental clerical representative on General Synod

  • The Revd Martin Steele
  • The Revd Stephen McCann
  • The Revd Adam Pullen

Lay representatives on General Synod elected by the laity

  • Gordon Coombes 
  • Helen Arnopp
  • Billy Skuse
  • Hilda Connolly
  • Peter Stobart
  • Eunice Jeffers
  • Alicia St Leger
  • Hilary Dring
  • John Buttimer
  • Linda Deane
  • John de Montfort
  • Heather Fleming
  • Richard Wood
  • Tanya Olhausen
  • Sylvia Helen
  • Judith Peters
  • Chris Ashley
  • Stephen Spillane
  • Tim Bracken
  • Joanna Griffin
  • Sarah Louise Kilroy
  • Veronica Deane

Supplemental lay representatives on General Synod

  • Billy Baker
  • Thomas Cremin

Diocesan Committee of Patronage

Clerical members of the Diocesan Committee of Patronage elected by the clergy

  • The Ven. John Ardis
  • The Very Revd Nigel Dunne
  • The Revd Meghan Farr
  • The Revd Susan Green

Supplemental Clerical members of the Diocesan Committee of Patronage

  • The Very Revd Cliff Jeffers
  • The Revd Eugene Griffin

Lay member of the Diocesan Committee of Patronage elected by the laity

  • Billy Skuse

Supplemental lay members of the Diocesan Committee of Patronage

  • Hilda Connolly

Diocesan Board of Education

Clergy members of the Diocesan Board of Education elected by the clergy

  • The Revd James Power
  • The Ven. John Ardis
  • The Revd Meghan Farr
  • The Very Revd Nigel Dunne
  • The Revd Alan Marley
  • The Revd Elise Hanley
  • The Revd Terry Mitchell
  • The Revd Carole Pound
  • The Revd Andrew Coleman

Supplemental clergy members of the Diocesan Board of Education

  • The Revd Martin Steele
  • The Revd Stephen McCann
  • The Revd Adam Pullen

Lay members of the Diocesan Board of Education elected by the laity

  • Ian Coombes
  • Peter Stobart
  • Edward Gash
  • Judith Peters
  • Olwen Anderson
  • Fiona Giles
  • Máire Roycroft
  • Dorothy Verplancke
  • Doris Bryan

Supplemental lay members of the Diocesan Board of Education 

  • Jill Horan

Representatives to the General Synod Board of Education

Clergy

  • The Ven. John Ardis

Lay

  • Peter Stobart

Synod Representatives on the Diocesan Education Committee

Clergy

  • The Ven. John Ardis

Lay

  • Dorothy Verplancke

Synod Representatives on the Diocesan Council for Mission

Clergy

  • The Revd Andrew Coleman
  • The Revd Clodagh Yambasu

Lay

  • Emmanuel Adebisi
  • Dr Simon Woodworth 

Synod Representatives on the Diocesan Youth Council

Clergy

  • The Very Revd Cliff Jeffers
  • The Revd Elise Hanley

Lay

  • Oriel Hosford
  • Olwyn Buckley

Diocesan Court

Clergy

  • The Ven. John Ardis
  • The Very Revd Nigel Dunne
  • The Revd Elise Hanley

Lay

  • John de Montfort
  • Judith Peters
  • Trevor Stevens

Representatives to the RCB Complaints Committee

Clergy

  • The Very Revd Nigel Dunne

Lay

  • Judith Peters
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