Cork parishes join forces over priest shortage

Bishop Fintan Gavin, bishop of Cork and Ross has written to the parishioners of Clogheen/Kerry Pike Parish to tell them their parish is to become one of 'a new family of parishes'. Picture: Denis Minihane

A bishop has asked four suburban parishes in Cork to share priests and resources in what he describes as “a template for change” in the diocese.

Bishop Fintan Gavin, of the diocese of Cork and Ross, has written to the parishioners of Clogheen/Kerry Pike Parish to tell them their parish is to become one of “a new family of parishes” including Farranree, Gurranabraher and Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill parishes, which cover a vast area sweeping from the western suburbs north of the river Lee, right across the northside of the city.