Diocesan Curia/Administration

VICAR GENERAL, DEAN, CHANCELLOR

Rt. Rev. Msgr. Dermot Moloney PP, VG, Crossboyne, Claremorris, Co. Mayo. Tel 094 9673539

Episcopal Vicar for Knock

Rt. Rev. Mgr. Joseph Quinn, PP. Knock, Co. Mayo.

Archdeacon

Venerable Patrick Williams, AP, Monivea, Retired.

Penitentiary

Very Rev. John Fitzgerald, AP, Retired, Tuam, Co. Galway.

DIOCESAN SECRETARY

Rev. Fintan Monahan, Archbishop’s House, Tuam, Co. Galway. 093 24166

CHAPLAINS TO HIS HOLINESS, THE POPE

Priests of the Archdiocese who, on the nomination of the Archbishop, have been chosen by the Holy See for this honorary position which confers on them the title of “Monsignor”.

Rt. Rev. Mgrs Michael Walsh, PE, Tubber, Aghamore, Dermot Moloney, PP, Crossboyne, Joseph Quinn, PP, Knock, John O’Boyle, Director of Education and Child Protection, Diocean Resource Office, Tuam.

COUNCIL
OF PRIESTS

The Code of Canon Law defines a Council of Priests of a Diocese as : A
group of priests who represent the presbyterium and who are to be, as
it were, the Bishop’s senate. The Council’s role is to assist the Bishop,
in accordance with the law, in the governance of the diocese, so that
the pastoral welfare of that portion of the people of God entrusted to
the Bishop may be effectively promoted. (Canon 495)

The Council’s role is to assist the Bishop in a consultative capacity.

The Tuam Diocesan Council holds office for three years and is made up
of:

(a) Ex officio members, Archbishop Neary and Mgr. Dermot Moloney, Vicar
General.

(b) Elected representatives of the Various Deaneries and Age-Groups.

(c) Individual priests appointed by the Archbishop for specific reasons.

(d) One priest representative of the Religious Orders working in the Diocese.

Members
of the Present Council

The Fourteenth Council came into existence on Friday, February, 20th, 2009 in the New Diocesan Resource Centre in the Grounds of St. Jarlath’s College. Fr. Ray Flahertyis the new Chairman, Fr. Sean Cunninghamis the Vice-chairman, Fr. Gerry Burns is the Treasurer and Fr. Pat Farragherl is the Secretary. We wish them well in their work during the term of the council.

Absent from photo: Mgr. John O’Boyle, Fr. Eamonn Concannon, Fr. Fr. Hughie Loftus, Fr. Ciarán Blake and Fr. Ronnie Boyle (This is a picture of the 13th Council – we await on of the 14th!)

Members of the 13th Council

Archbishop Michael Neary (ex-officio)

Dermot Moloney (ex-officio)

Age Group Reps: Paddy Williams, Des Fahey, Padraig O’Connor, Frank Fahey, Pat O’Brien, Hughie Loftus, Declan Carroll, Seán Cunningham.

Deanery Reps: Charlie McDonnell, Des Walsh, Joe Quinn, Ray Flaherty, Pat Donnellan, Conal Eustace, Michael Murphy, Gerry Burns.

Archbishop’s Nominees: Paddy Mullins (Parish), Benny McHale (Retreats), Peter Connolly (Gaeltacht), Pat Farragher (Pastoral Councils), Michael Gormally (Islands).

The Last Council (12th Council) pictured at their final meeting in Archbishop’s House in December, 2005.

Diocesan
Finance Committee

Dermot Moloney, PP, Crossboyne; Joe O’Brien, PP, Abbeyknockmoy; Joseph Cooney, PP, Ballyhaunis; Martin Newell, AP,
Annaghdown, Patrick Farragher, Coordinator of Pastoral Councils, Castlebar; Micheál
Mannion, CC, Westport; Brendan Kilcoyne, Diocesan Secretary. Lay Members of the finance committee: Gerard Concannon, Cathal Hughes and Margie Coughlan.

Enda McDonagh,
DD, LCL, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. 01 6285222.

Eamon Conway, DD, Head of Religious Studies, University of Limerick.

John Gavin, c/o Archbishop’s House, Tuam, Co. Galway.

Seamus Cunnane, Grove House, Tuam, Co. Galway.

Michael Keane, Mount Street, Claremorris, Co. Mayo.

Michael O’Malley, c/o Archbishop’s House, Tuam.

Denis Gallagher, c/o Archbishop’s House, Tuam.

Thomas Gallagher, c/o Archbishop’s House, Tuam.

Christopher Kilkelly, c/o Archbishop’s House, Tuam.

Michael Whelan, c/o Archbishop’s House, Tuam .

Retired

Archbishop Joe Cassidy, PE, Moore, Ballydangan, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Seamus Carter,
PE, Killawalla, Westport, Co. Mayo.

Eamon Concannon, PE, Knock, Co. Mayo

Paddy Costelloe, Mountbellew, Co. Galway.

Michael Faherty, PE, Corandulla Nursing Home, Co. na Gaillimhe.

John Fennelly, PE, Knock Shrine, Co. Mayo

John Fitzgerald, Cunnane Place, The Glebe, Tuam, Co. Galway.

John D. Flannery, PE, Milltown, Co. Galway

Michael Goaley, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway.

Colm Kilcoyne, PE, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Dr. Enda Lyons, Tuam, Co. Galway.

Francis McMyler, PE, Balla, Co. Mayo

Joe Moloney, PE, Grove House, Tuam, Co. Galway.

Joseph Moran, PE, Abbeybreaffy Nursing Home, Co. Mayo.

Máirtín Ó Lainn, PE, An Cheathrú Rua, Co.
na Gaillimhe. 091 595131.

Tadhg Ó Móráin, PE Corr na Móna, Co. na Gaillimhe.

Michael Walsh, PE, Tubber, Aghamore, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo.

Archdeacon Paddy Williams, PE, Monivea, Co. Galway

Page of Pictures from the Diocesan Inservice, October, 2005

Inservice Pictures

Some of the Priests of the Archdiocese on Retreat in Knock, Summer, 2005