I was delighted, this morning, to hear news of the appointment by Pope
Francis, of Father Donal Roche, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese
of Dublin.
During my years as a priest in Dublin, I had the pleasure of working
closely with Donal in the pastoral care and promotion of vocations.
I
particularly valued his gift of encouragement, which will serve him well
in his new ministry as a Bishop.
Bishop-elect Donal has a very wide range of pastoral experience, both in
the pastoral care of young people and in parish ministry.