Prestigious Appointment for Kilmore Priest based in Rome
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed Father Enda Murphy of the Diocese of Kilmore as Head of Office (Capo Ufficio) in the Congregation of Divine Worship & Discipline of the Sacraments in Rome.
Ordained in 2001, Fr Murphy is a native of Derrylin, Co Fermanagh. He studied at Queen’s University, Belfast, the Gregorian University in Rome and at the Pontifical Athenaeum of St Anselm in Rome where he received a Doctorate in Liturgy. He also served for a number of years as curate in the parish of Laragh before being appointed as Director of Pastoral Development and Adult Faith Development for the Diocese of Kilmore in 2013 before transferring to the Congregation of Divine Worship & Discipline of the Sacraments in 2015.
We congratulate Fr Enda and pray God’s blessing upon him as he undertakes his new responsibilities.
The appointment was made public by the Vatican Secretariat of State on Monday, 6 September 2021.
