The Irish Church celebrated three separate ordinations in the island of Ireland last weekend. Rev. Anthony Moffett was ordained deacon in Newry on May 11. On the same day, now Fr Tim Collins was ordained to the priesthood in Limerick, and the day before now Fr Antony Kurian was ordained to the priesthood in Dublin.
Fr Collins was ordained by Bishop Brendan Leahy in a very special occasion, as this was the first ordination in Limerick Diocese since 2014. The ceremony took place in a “packed” St John’s Cathedral. Fr Collins’ first Mass was in Croagh Church on May 12, and he will minister in Raheen Parish.
Fr Kurian, an Indian-born Capuchin joined the order in Ireland “hoping to join in a renewal of the Faith in Europe,” he told The Irish Catholic in 2021 when he made his Solemn Profession. He was ordained by Bishop Donal Roche in St Mary of the Angels, Church Street on May 10.
The third ordination taking place last weekend was of Deacon Moffett, ordained by Archbishop Eamon Martin in Newry Cathedral. Newry Parish said “Anthony will be a familiar face to those who attend Mass in the cathedral,” and that “he will be ordained to the priesthood in the not too distant future.
