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BISHOP of Kerry Ray Browne has announced a number of appointments of clergy to parishes this afternoon.
Fr Niall Geaney will transfer from Our Lady and St Brendan’s Parish in Tralee to become Fossa PP, replacing retiring Canon Tom Looney. Canon James Linnane, who was an assistant priest in St John’s Parish, Tralee, is also retiring.
Fr Vitalis Barasa will be based in St John’s Tralee and Fr Amos Surungai Ruto is appointed to Our Lady and St Brendan’s Parish in Tralee.
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Fr Pat Crean Lynch will move from the Spa parish to Ardfert to succeed the late Fr Liam Comer, with Fr Francis Nolan becoming PP in the Spa, while continuing duties in St John’s Parish in Tralee.
The list of changes and appointments in full is…
• Fr. James Linnane, Assistant Priest St John’s Tralee retiring
• Fr. Tom Looney PP Fossa, retiring
Appointments:
• Fr. Kevin Sullivan Milltown to be PP Killorglin
• Fr. Pat Crean Lynch Spa to be PP Ardfert
• Fr. Francis Nolan to be PP Spa with continuing ministry in St. John’s Tralee
• Fr. Danny Broderick Eyeries to be PP Milltown
• Fr. Jerry Keane Annascaul to be PP Eyeries
• Fr. Niall Geaney Our Lady and St. Brendan’s Tralee to be PP Fossa
• Fr. Vitalis Barasa to minister in St. John’s Tralee
• Fr. Amos Surungai Ruto to minister in Our Lady and St. Brendan’s Tralee
• Fr. Donal O’ Conor Chaplain IT Tralee to be priest in residence Annascaul
Priests of all Pastoral Areas of the Diocese take up different responsibilities outside their own parishes and within the Pastoral Area. This will be decided and communicated locally. These changes will become effective on Wednesday, August 5.
