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Tweeting priest, Fr Fintan Monahan, to become Ireland’s youngest bishop

An Offaly-born priest, aged 49 and with his own Twitter account, is to become Ireland’s youngest bishop.

Tweeting priest, Fr Fintan Monahan, to become Ireland’s youngest bishop

Sun, 31 Jul, 2016 - 01:00

Gordon Deegan

Pope Francis chose Fr Fintan Monahan as the next Bishop of Killaloe.

The diocese has been without a bishop for 18 months.

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