TWO NEW CANONS TO BE INSTALLED AT CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

The Revd Katharine Poulton, Bishop's Curate at St George & St Thomas's Church, Cathal Brugha Street, and the Revd Patrick Comerford, Director of Spiritual Formation at the Church of Ireland Theological College, will be installed as Canons of Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday 30 September at 3.30 pm

The Revd Katharine Poulton was the first woman to be ordained (as a Deacon) in the Church of Ireland in 1987. She presently serves as Bishop’s Curate at St George & St Thomas's Church, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin. While there she has been particularly active in ministry to the parish’s large immigrant population and her Church has become one of the centres for the Diocese’s ‘Discovery’ Services which promote outreach to people of all nationalities. She is married to the Revd Ian Poulton, Rector of Killiney with one son and one daughter and they live in Killiney

The Revd Patrick Comerford worked for over 30 years as a journalist with leading provincial and national papers including eight years as Foreign Desk Editor with the Irish Times. Patrick presently works as Director of Spiritual Formation at the Church of Ireland Theological College as well as serving as a non-Stipendary Minister in Whitechurch parish (Rathfarnham). He is married to Barbara with two sons and lives in Knocklyon.

For further information contact: Valerie Jones (087) 2145128.

- ENDS –