Cork church may have to close due to lack of priest

Parishioners attending a picturesque Cork church have less than two weeks left to stop it becoming the first in the city to be forced to close due to a lack of vocations.

St Vincent’s Church, which opened in Sunday’s Well in 1856 and which is owned by the Vincentian order, is due to close its doors on June 30.

The small congregation is desperately hoping that a new priest can be found at the last minute who will be able to continue to say Mass at the church.