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Down and Connor bishop ordained Down and Connor bishop ordained
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Monsignor Noel Treanor is to be ordained as the new Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor at St Peter's Cathedral in west Belfast later. Monsignor Noel Treanor is to be consecrated as the new Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor at St Peter's Cathedral in west Belfast later.
Monignor Treanor succeeds Bishop Patrick Walsh, who was in the post from April 1991. Irish President Mary McAleese will be at the ceremony.Monignor Treanor succeeds Bishop Patrick Walsh, who was in the post from April 1991. Irish President Mary McAleese will be at the ceremony.
The diocese is the second largest on the island of Ireland.The diocese is the second largest on the island of Ireland.
Monsignor Treanor, 57, is from Monaghan and was previously a parish priest in Clogher.Monsignor Treanor, 57, is from Monaghan and was previously a parish priest in Clogher.
For the past 19 years, he has been based in Brussels working with the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community.For the past 19 years, he has been based in Brussels working with the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community.
He said the appointment marked a new and unexpected phase in his life.He said the appointment marked a new and unexpected phase in his life.
The diocese covers Belfast and is the second largest in Ireland with a Catholic population of 330,000.The diocese covers Belfast and is the second largest in Ireland with a Catholic population of 330,000.
Reflecting on his appointment Msgr Treanor said there was promise in the air.Reflecting on his appointment Msgr Treanor said there was promise in the air.
"Christians must lend their shoulders, their talents to building a society rooted in respect for the dignity of every human person and dedicated to pursuing justice for all, especially the underprivileged, the needy and the poor," he said."Christians must lend their shoulders, their talents to building a society rooted in respect for the dignity of every human person and dedicated to pursuing justice for all, especially the underprivileged, the needy and the poor," he said.