Diocesan Changes 2012 - Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin

Monsignor Brendan Byrne, Diocesan Administrator, has announced the following clerical appointments with effect from September 1^st 2012.

• Monsignor Brendan Byrne PP, Tullow & Diocesan Administrator to retire as PP, Tullow and continue on as Diocesan Administrator

• V. Rev. Joseph Fleming Adm, Clonegal to be CC, Clonegal

• V. Rev. Francis McNamara PP, Mountmellick to be CC, Mountmellick

• V. Rev. Philip O’Shea PP, Myshall retiring

• V. Rev. Míchéal Murphy, former Rector, Knockbeg College  to be PP Mountmellick

• Rev. Andy Leahy CC, Tullow to be PP, Tullow

• Rev. Thomas O’Byrne CC, Emo & Portarlington to be PP, Myshall & Clonegal 

• Rev. John Brickley CC, Naas, Sallins & Two Mile House to be PP, Naas, Sallins & Two Mile House

• Rev. Brian Kavanagh CC, Allen to be CC, Graiguecullen & Arles

• Rev. Padraig Shelley, formerly CC, Carlow to be CC, Tullow

• Rev. Joseph O’Neill formerly CC Portlaoise to be CC, Bagenalstown

• Rev. Paddy Byrne CC, Bagenalstown to be CC, Portlaoise

• Rev. Edward Kavanagh CC, Mountmellick to be CC, Allen

• Rev. PJ Madden CC, Graiguecullen & Arles to be CC, Naas

• Rev. Pat Hughes CC, Newbridge to be CC, Emo & Portarlington

• Rev. James O’Reilly SPS CC, Portlaoise recalled to St. Patrick’s Missionary Society, Kiltegan