I warmly welcome the appointment by Pope Leo XIV of Archbishop Francis Duffy as Bishop of Killala.
I congratulate him, wish him well and pray God’s blessings on him as he leads the Church in Killala into a new future.
Archbishop Duffy’s time as Apostolic Administrator of Killala has introduced him to the diocese and allowed him to get to know its priests, religious and lay faithful, its deep-seated faith and its traditions.
The openness of the diocese to the Synodal Pathway, begun by the late Pope Francis, heralds well for a new, faith-filled future, under his guidance.