Bishop Kevin Doran to be installed as Bishop of Achonry on Sunday

Bishop Kevin Doran will be installed as Bishop of Achonry on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Annunciation and St. Nathy, Ballaghaderreen.

The celebration of Mass for his Episcopal Installation of Bishop Kevin Doran will take at the cathedral at 3 pm.

Since Bishop Doran is already the Bishop of Elphin, he will be installed rather than ordained.

This installation liturgy also marks the moment when the Diocese of Achonry and the Diocese of Elphin are united “in persona episcopi” (in the person of the Bishop). The principal celebrant and homilist will be Bishop Doran.

His Excellency, Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Papal Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Francis Duffy and Bishop Michael Duignan, will be the principal concelebrants.

Attendance will include members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, both serving and retired, clergy of the dioceses of Achonry and Elphin, and family members and friends of Bishop Doran. Every parish in the Diocese of Achonry will have representatives present. There will be representatives from Catholic schools and various diocesan bodies and organisations in the Diocese of Achonry. 

Staff and representatives from the Diocese of Elphin will be in attendance and representatives of the Church of Ireland communities will also be present.

The cathedral’s senior choir, and the cathedral’s folk group, will perform the music throughout the liturgy. 

Master of Ceremonies will be Father Martin Henry.