Bishop speaks of ‘new reality’

Bishop Denis Nulty highlighted the issues in a letter to mass-goers in the diocese, which covers 56 parishes in Kilkenny, Wicklow, Wexford, Laois, Offaly, Kildare, and Carlow.
“This new reality will see fewer priests in the not-too-distant future. At the moment, there are 90 priests ministering in our diocese; 27 of them are over 75.