The former Bishop of Cloyne Dr John Magee, who resigned his post on March 24 this year, is to spend his retirement in Mitchelstown it has been confirmed this week. Mitchelstown Parish Priest Fr Michael Fitzgerald announced at mass there at the weekend that Dr Magee was to retire to the north Cork town.
In his homily, he said, “I want to welcome Bishop Magee to our community here in Mitchelstown. He will be moving into the Parochial House and I am sure he will feel very much at home here.”
Meanwhile, when asked by the local media in Cork this week if Bishop Magee (73) would be getting fully involved in parish work in the town Fr Fitzgerald said, “all I know is that Bishop Magee is coming here as part of his retirement. We have not had time to discuss his future role in parish ministry.”
The Archbishop of the neighbouring Diocese of Cashel & Emly is currently serving as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cloyne until a fulltime appointment is made.
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