BISHOP DUFFY ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL DIOCESAN CHANGES

Bishop Larry Duffy has implemented several changes to the administration of the Diocese of Clogher, effective Sunday, October 11, 2026.

John Chester, the parish priest of Roslea, will also serve as the parish priest of Clones and of Killeevan-Currin and Aghabog. He will live in the Roslea parish. Jimmy McPhillips, the parish priest of Lisnaskea and Maguiresbridge (Aghalurcher) and of Newtownbutler (Galloon), will also serve as the parish priest of Brookeboro-Fivemiletown (Aghavea-Aughintaine). He will live in Maguiresbridge.

Joseph Nnamdi Mokwe from the Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria began serving as priest-in-residence in Dromore on October 13, 2026.

Bishop Duffy noted that these changes reflect the increasing responsibilities many priests in the diocese have assumed in recent years. He expressed appreciation for the commitment of the clergy taking on these extra duties.