Daly shocked by Bishop Hegarty resignation in Derry

Bishop Edward Daly has said he was shocked by the news his successor the Bishop of Derry Dr Seamus Hegarty is to step down for health reasons at the age of 71.

Daly shocked by Bishop Hegarty resignation in Derry

Bishop Edward Daly has said he was shocked by the news his successor the Bishop of Derry Dr Seamus Hegarty is to step down for health reasons at the age of 71.

“I was aware that he had been in indifferent health for some time,” said the Bishop Emeritus of Derry.

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