Cleric’s shock over his role as new bishop
POPE Francis has appointed Monsignor Lawrence “Larry” Duffy as the new Bishop of Clogher.
The clergyman said he was shocked when he was first told the news.
He told parishioners he will be sad to leave Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, and thanked them for their love and support during his five-year placement.
The Diocese of Clogher includes all of Monaghan, most of Fermanagh and parts of Tyrone, Donegal, Louth and Cavan.
The Episcopal Ordination of Bishop-elect Duffy will take place in February.
Archbishop Eamon Martin said: “I warmly welcome the appointment by Pope Francis of Monsignor Larry Duffy as Bishop of Clogher.”