The Kilmore Care of Creation Group was one of twenty local community groups who participated in the County Cavan Local Development LEADER funded initiative Tiny Forest Celebration Walk in Killykeen on Saturday 4 July 2026.  Members from the Kilmore Care of Creation Group are pictured receiving their Tiny Forest signs from Roisin Grimes, Ecologist and...

  As we continue to prepare for the renewal of our Parish Pastoral Councils throughout the Diocese of Kilmore this Autumn, we continue our weekly series exploring the role, purpose and importance of the council in the life of our parishes. SHARED RESPONSIBILITY: The Parish Pastoral Council works in collaboration with the parish priest and...

As we prepare for the renewal of our Parish Pastoral Council this autumn, we continue our weekly series exploring the role, purpose and importance of the council in the life of our parish.   MORE THAN MAINTENANCE The Parish Pastoral Council is concerned with maintaining and building on what is already good and life-giving in...

  As we prepare for the renewal of our Parish Pastoral Council this autumn, we continue our weekly series exploring the role, purpose and importance of the council in the life of our parish. A LISTENING COUNCIL: One of the most important roles of the Parish Pastoral Council is listening. Listening to parishioners, to what...

On the occasion of the appointment of Bishop Michael Router as Bishop of Derry, Bishop Martin Hayes has offered the following message of congratulations: I congratulate Bishop Michael Router, a native of Lurgan Parish in Kilmore Diocese, on his appointment as Bishop of Derry.   Ordained to the priesthood on 25 June 1989, Bishop Michael...

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Most Reverend Michael Router, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Armagh and Titular Bishop of Lugmad, as the new Bishop of Derry to succeed the Most Reverend Donal MacKeown who has retired. The news of the appointment was made public at 12.00 noon today in the Vatican...

Join us for the Kilmore Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine on Saturday, 8th August 2026, as pilgrims from across the Diocese gather in prayer at Ireland’s National Marian Shrine. 2:00pm – Stations of the Cross & Rosary 3:00pm – Mass & Anointing of the Sick The Principal Celebrant of the Mass will be Bishop Martin...

The Months’ Memory Mass for the late Fr Patrick McHugh will be held in St Mary’s Church, Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan, on Saturday 25 July at 12 noon. May he rest in peace.

As we prepare for the renewal of our Parish Pastoral Council this autumn, we continue our weekly series exploring the role, purpose and importance of the council in the life of parishes in the Diocese of Kilmore.   WHAT IS THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL?  People Like You – Ordinary Parishioners   Members of the Parish...

    “Our crisis is our opportunity to give witness to our faith with God’s help” In announcing the clergy appointments for 2026, I wish to draw attention to the statistics on the current number of priests in Kilmore Diocese, 30% of our priests in Kilmore Diocese are over 75, some of whom are retired...