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Urris priest prepares for new
challenge
05.09.11
by Caoimhinn Barr, Inishowen Independent
A WELL-known Inishowen priest is on the move in the
latest round of Diocesan changes recently announced
by Bishop Seamus Hegarty.
Urris-born Fr Michael Canny has been appointed the
new parish priest at Glendermott in Derry’s
Waterside.
Speaking to the Inishowen Independent, he said he is
looking forward to a fresh challenge and ‘delighted’
to remain at work in Derry.
“I have been in the city for 30 years and I have
found it a pleasant place to live and to minister as
a priest. I have made many friends in the city on
both sides of the river in civic, inter-church,
parish and community life,” he said.
“Because of all these friendships I am pleased to be
staying in the city and to be part of the life here
particularly as we prepare for the City of Culture
2013,” Fr Canny added. |
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Fr Michael Canny. |
The face of the
Catholic Church here for much of the past decade,
Canny will retain his high profile role as spokesman
for the Derry Diocese.
“As well as parish work in the Waterside I will
still be the diocesan spokesperson. This role
offered me the opportunity of making many new
friends in the media world. At times it is very
demanding, but in the round, I enjoy it,” he said.
With Bishop Hegarty set to be replaced when he turns
75, Canny remains a dark horse for the top job in
the Catholic Church here. |
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