Bishop Donal McKeown announces number of clerical changes to Derry Diocese

The Bishop of Derry, Bishop Donal McKeown has announced the following clerical changes, effective from August 31:

• Rev Seamus Kelly, PP Dungiven to be Priest-in-Residence Dungiven

• Rev Declan Boland, PP Camus to be Priest-in-Residence Camus, Clonleigh and Leckpatrick

• Rev Michael McCaughey, PP Three Patrons, to be PP Camus and PP Clonleigh and PP Leckpatrick

• Rev Colm O’Doherty, PP Clonleigh, to be PP Moville Lower

• Rev Gerard Sweeney, PP Leckpatrick, to be PP Dungiven

• Rev Dermot McGirr, CC Ballinascreen and Desertmartin, to be PP Banagher

• Rev Micheál McGavigan, Adm Banagher, to be PP Three Patrons, in addition to his existing appointments as Judicial Vicar, Director of the Diocesan Pastoral Centre and Instructor for the Armagh Inter-diocesan Marriage Tribunal

• Rev Edward Gallagher, PP Moville Lower, to be CC Camus and CC Clonleigh and CC Leckpatrick

• Rev Michael McCaul, CC Drumragh, to be CC Ballinascreen and Desertmartin

• Rev Joseph Varghese, CC Dungiven, to be CC Drumragh

• Rev Oliver Crilly, Priest-in-Residence Urney and Castlefin, to retire