Category Archives: Church Services

St Patrick’s Day 2023 Civic Service at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral and Reception at The Bishop’s Palace

After three years of restrictions, the Civic Service and Festival Eucharist at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral as well as the Reception at the Bishop’s Palace to celebrate St Patrick’s Day took place again this year. As in previous years the … Continue reading

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Morning Vigil at Cloyne Cathedral

On Saturday, 28th January, Bishop Paul Colton held a Morning Vigil at Cloyne Cathedral to pray for the vacant parishes in the Diocese, and also for vocations to lay and ordained ministry. The Bishop led the Vigil in the Quire … Continue reading

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‘We do not lose heart’ ~ Sermon preached by Bishop Paul Colton at the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Adrian Wilkinson

Sermon preached  by the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, at the Episcopal Ordination and Consecration of the Right Reverend Adrian Wilkinson, Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory, on Sunday, 30th October 2022 in Christ … Continue reading

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Saint Mary’s Collegiate Church celebrates 800 years

St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, in the heart of Youghal, is one of the oldest parish churches still in use in Ireland. This year its parishioners, as well as the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross and the wider Church of … Continue reading

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Tercentenary Celebrations at Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon

The Tercentenary Celebrations of the Parish Church of Saint Anne, Shandon culminated in a Service of Thanksgiving on Sunday, 2nd October 2022. The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton presided over the service, which … Continue reading

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