NORTHERN IRELAND
Ulster Herald
Pope Francis has appointed Antrim native Dr Donal McKeown as the new Catholic Bishop of Derry.
Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Down and Connor since 2001, the 63-year-old was confirmed in the role following a ceremony in St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry City this morning.
The position has been left vacant for more than two years following the retirement of Séamus Hegarty in November 2011.
Monsignor Eamon was initially elected as Diocesan Administrator of Derry before he was ordained Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh last April. Since then, Rouskey priest Fr Francis Bradley has taken up the helm.
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