A Message of Thanks from our Bishop-Elect, Fr. Martin Hayes – Thanks to all who organised and participated in the Mass led by His Excellency, Archbishop Okolo, the Papal Nuncio for the Feast of SS Peter & Paul on Monday, 29th June last at which I was announced as your new Bishop of Kilmore.  My...

Diocese of Limerick welcomes the appointment of Father Martin Hayes as Bishop of Kilmore                                                   The Diocese of Limerick offers its warmest congratulations to Father Martin Hayes on his nomination as Bishop of Kilmore....

Archbishop Eamon Martin welcomes the appointment of Father Martin Hayes as the new Bishop of Kilmore Archbishop Eamon Martin has welcomed today’s appointment by the Holy Father Pope Francis of Father Martin Hayes as the new Bishop of Kilmore. Archbishop Martin said, “I warmly welcome the appointment today by Pope Francis of Father Martin Hayes...

  Statement from Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly of Cashel & Emly on the appointment of Father Martin Hayes as Bishop of Kilmore I warmly welcome the announcement today that Pope Francis has appointed Father Martin Hayes, Diocesan Director for Pastoral Planning and Development in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, as Bishop of Kilmore. Father Martin...

  Statement of Monsignor Liam Kelly welcoming the appointment by Pope Francis of Father Martin Hayes as Bishop of Kilmore When Bishop Leo O’Reilly stepped down as Bishop of Kilmore on 31 December 2018 we had mixed emotions. We were glad that he was getting to retire after more than twenty years of arduous work...

Bishop Leo O’ Reilly welcomes appointment by Pope Francis of Father Martin Hayes as Bishop of Kilmore I warmly welcome the appointment of Very Reverend Martin Hayes of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly as my successor as Bishop of Kilmore.  I know that the people of Kilmore, priests, religious and lay, will make him...

Address by Bishop-elect Martin Hayes on his appointment as Bishop of Kilmore:  Good morning and thank you for being here.  I welcome, in particular, the people and priests of Kilmore who are tuning in via our webcam. We are living in strange times as we continue to cope with COVID-19.  This is a good day...

Pope Francis appoints new Bishop of Kilmore: The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed Father Martin Hayes, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly, as the new Bishop of Kilmore.  The Diocese of Kilmore includes almost all of County Cavan and a portion of Counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo.  The diocese has a...

Adoremus 2020, a joint initiative between the National Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration and the Bishops’ Conference, was due to be held in Knock on 19 and 20 June 2020 and would have been focussed on preparing for the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest.  Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Adoremus 2020 in Knock has been cancelled and the...

  Towards Peace is a service offering spiritual support for anybody who has been abused, physically emotionally, sexually, spiritually, in a religious/church environment.  Towards Peace was established in October 2014 by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference and is now co-funded by the IEC and AMRI (the Association of Leaders of Missionary & Religious of Ireland.) It...