The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for February. Date Time Appointment 4th 1000 Mass in St Matthew’s Academy, Saltcoats 1515 Education Strategy Group Meeting 1830 Human Fraternity Conference (Bute Hall, Glasgow) 6th 1800 Confirmations – Cumnock, Auchinleck, and Muirkirk 7th 1000 Mass in St Augustine’s, Coatbridge 8th 1030 Diocesan Study Day – Assisted...
Brothers and Sisters, God Is With Us. As we come again to the great feast of Christmas, we all do so with mixed feelings. We hear a message of “Joy to the World” and yet we are faced with so much bad news in our world, in our communities and often in our own families. ...
Bishop Frank has announced the following clergy appointments within the Diocese: Fr Stephen McGrattan, Parish Priest of St Joseph’s, Kilmarnock, is appointed as Assistant Vocations Director with responsibility for seminary applicants and seminarians. Fr Philip Kitchen, Parish Priest of St John’s, Cumnock; Our Lady and St Patrick’s, Auchinleck; and St Thomas’, Muirkirk, will assist Bishop...
At Masses on Sunday 20th October Bishop Frank’s pastoral letter anticipating the 2025 Jubilee Year on the theme of ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ was distributed through the parishes of the Diocese. A copy of his letter can be found here.
Bishop Frank has announced the following clergy appointments within the Diocese: Fr Stephen Latham, Parish Priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Beith; St Brigid’s, Kilbirnie; and St Palladius, Dalry, is appointed as Religious Education Advisor for Primary and Secondary Schools. Fr Kevin Rennie, Assistant Priest of St Joseph’s, Kilmarnock, is appointed as Diocesan Youth...
Following the appointment of Fr Dennis Ortese-Yiye, CSSp as Assistant Priest of the Co-Cathedral of St Mary of the Isle, Isle of Man, Bishop Frank has announced the following clergy change: Fr Francis Dometiero, CSSp, will join the Diocese as Assistant Priest to the parishes of St Teresa’s, Dumfries and Holy Trinity, Lockerbie (with St...
On Sunday 28th July 2024, Bishop Frank Dougan announced: Fr Laurent Bahati, from the Diocese of Kasese, Uganda, who has ministered in parishes in the Diocese of Paisley for the last several years will become Assistant Priest in Our Lady and St Meddan’s, Troon; St Quivox, Prestwick;and St Ann’s, Mossblown. He will be resident in...
Bishop Frank has announced the following clergy changes within the Diocese: Fr William Boyd, currently Parish Priest of St Mary’s and St John Ogilvie’s Parishes, Irvine, becomes Parish Priest of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Meddan’s, Troon; St Quivox, Prestwick; and St Ann’s, Mossblown. Fr Stephen Latham, currently Parish Priest of St Quivox’,...
The Bishop of Galloway, Bishop Frank Dougan has today announced that Fr. Martin Chambers, a priest of the Diocese of Galloway who was shortly to be ordained as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Dunkeld, has died. Bishop Dougan said: “It was with a heavy heart and the deepest sadness that I learned today...
