The Bishop of Clonfert and Athlone Native Michael Duignan has been appointed as the new Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.
Bishop Duignan will replace Bishop Brendan Kelly who took over the Diocese in 2017.
He was ordained to the Priesthood for the Diocese of Elphin on 17 July 1994 and was appointed Bishop of Clonfert by Pope Francis in 2019.
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The Clonfert and Galway Dioceses will now be administered by the one Bishop, while retaining their rights, obligations and autonomy.
The appointment was formally announced by Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo at a special mass at Galway Cathedral today.
