Cork man to be ordained more than 30 years after he first contemplated priesthood

Whitechurch’s Tiernan Burke will be ordained deacon in his home parish this month, a key step towards priesthood next year

Tiernan Burke from Whitechurch will be ordained a deacon in St Patrick’s Church in his home village on August 30. He will be ordained a priest for the Diocese of Cloyne next year. Picture: David Keane

A Cork man who had his first thoughts of entering the priesthood as a child will be ordained a deacon for the Diocese of Cloyne later this month.

Tiernan Burke from Whitechurch will be ordained a deacon in St Patrick’s Church in his home village on August 30. He will be ordained a priest for the Diocese of Cloyne next year.