Bishop embarking on journey to visit all the churches in his vast diocese

Bishop Michael Burrows, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe, visited the parish of Lorrha last week. The Bishop plans on visiting every church in his vast new merged diocese which stretches from Co. Mayo in the north to Co. Kerry in the south and Co. Limerick along with parts of Offaly and Tipperary in the east.

The project is entitled ‘New Lamps Being Lit’ and intends to raise funds for two charities in Madagascar and Burundi both of which aim to ‘Empower Women through Literacy’.

Bishop Burrows is pictured here with some of the congregation in St Ruadhan’s Church in Lorrha where he played the organ. Included in the photograph are Maureen Kenny (Church organist), Suzanne Corcoran, Violet Coburn, Rose Harding, Leslie Harding, James Coburn, Michael Hanna, Linda Gill, Rev. Janet White Spunner, Rachel Dagg, Billy Dagg, Rev. Arthur Minion, Whitten Gill, Salters Sterling, Peter White. Photo: Rose Mannion.

He also visited Lockeen, Dorrha, Birr, Kyle, Roscrea, Corbally and Bourney on Wednesday and on Thursday took in Borrisokane, Balingarry, Cloughjordan, Templeharry, Borrisnafarney, Dunkerrin, Shinrone, Aghancon and Kinnitty.

He is continuing on his journey and on Thursday November 30th will be in Clonfert Cathedral at 3.45pm, Banagher at 4.45pm and Eyrecourt at 5.45pm.