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| Down and Connor bishop ordained | Down and Connor bishop ordained |
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| Monsignor Noel Treanor has been ordained as the new Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor at St Peter's Cathedral in west Belfast. | |
| Monsignor Treanor succeeds Bishop Patrick Walsh, who was in the post from April 1991. Irish President Mary McAleese attended 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. |