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ENNISMAN Anthony McMahon has been appointed to parish priest of Kilmurry-Ibricane this week.
The Clare priest was the only priest promoted by Bishop Kieran Reilly SMA, when he announced the new Killaloe Diocesan Priest appointments yesterday morning (Monday).
The bishop made 11 changes and appointments in total, including the reconfiguration of the of the East Clare Cluster to include the parish of O’Callaghan’s Mills, which is to move from the Scáth na Sionnaine Cluster.
Fr McMahon will move to Mullagh in succession to Fr Pat Larkin who has been appointed parish priest of Kilmaley.
Fr McMahon who is a native of Ennis was educated at St Flannan’s College, Ennis, and St Patrick’s College Maynooth and was ordained in 2001. He continued post graduate studies in Maynooth in 2001 and 2002 and was appointed Curate in Kinnitty, County Offaly, in 2002. In 2003 he was appointed Curate in Nenagh, County Tipperary, and has also worked as the Diocesan Catechetical Advisor to the Gaelscoileanna.
Canon Michael McLaughlin, PP Kilmaley, will also see a change to his role in the diocese when these changes come into affect on August 30, as he is to be priest in residence in Inch.
Fr Harry Bohan is to continue as parish priest in Sixmilebridge, while Fr Harry Brady is to continue as PP of Clarecastle.
Fr Paddy McMahon, a native of Kildysart, is retiring from the Diocese of Spokane, USA, and is to be attached to the Cluster of Scáth na Sionnaine with residence in Bridgetown.
Fr Ignatius McCormack will con- tinue to teach and reside in St Flannan’s College, Ennis, and be available for weekend ministry in the parish of Quin.
Changes outside the county will see Fr Enda Burke, assistant priest Cloughjordan, retire and Fr Tom Whelan, Administrator Cloughjordan, to be appointed curate in Castleconnell, Limerick.
Fr Tom Hannon, who is returning to the Diocese from Sabbatical leave, is to be parish priest in Cloughjordan.
Fr Noel Hayes, Assistant Priest, Bridgetown, is to retire due to ill health, returning to St Patrick’s Missionary Society.