ONE of the largest Catholic Dioceses in Ireland, the Diocese of Killaloe, has announced a year-long initiative to encourage men to consider joining the priesthood.
A multimedia promotional campaign across Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, and Laois is underway and visits to parishes across the Diocese commence this coming weekend in Ennis followed by visits to Nenagh, Birr, and Castleconnell across October.
With just over half of the 58 parishes in the Diocese currently served by a resident priest, Vocations Director Fr Iggy McCormack says there is hope the three vocations recorded in the Diocese of Killaloe during the past 12 months can be built on during the ‘Year for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood’.
“Geographically, we are the third largest diocese in the country and is it has become increasingly difficult to maintain full cover across the five counties due to retirements and a lower number of vocations,” he explained.
Fr McCormack said the vocations initiative will encourage people to discover more about vocations on the Diocesan website while the parish church visits are aimed at kickstarting conversations within family groups and communities across the diocese.
Visit KillaloeDiocese.ie or follow the Killaloe Diocese on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more on the Year for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood.
