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Fr Piotr Delimat with, from left David Healy, Norma Foley and Bridie Healy at Fr Piotr’s farewell party at St John’s Parish Centre on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
A POPULAR priest was thanked for his work at farewell party in his honour at St John’s Parish Centre on Thursday evening.
There was a good turnout for Polish native, Fr Piotr Delimat, who came to the parish in 2014 and made a great impression on his colleagues and parishioners.
He left just after Christmas to work as a chaplain based in Limerick with the Irish Defence Forces.
Fr Piotr was ordained in Poland in 2003 and later worked in Co. Louth before a spell in New Jersey in the States and back to Ireland to Kerry where he spent six months in Ballybunion before moving to St John’s in 2014.
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“It’s a new ministry for me now, having worked in parishes for the past 15 years. My main work in St John’s was with the Polish community here because there are a few thousand Polish people here in Kerry. It was difficult work at times because people would contact you at the most difficult moments of their lives like for funerals and tragedies,” said Fr Piotr, who said he would miss Kerry and thanked everyone for their support during his time in the county.
Fr Tadhg Fitzgerald of St John’s praised Fr Piotr for his contribution to parish life over the past few years.
“During his time here he Fr Piotr made a deep impression on people and we’re very sorry to see him leaving St John’s. We wish him every blessing for his future as chaplain in the army. It’s wonderful to see him so happy and content with his new role,” said Fr Tadhg. Scroll down for photos…
Mark Moriarty, David Hegarty and Fr Sean Jones at Fr Piotr Delimat’s farewell party at St John’s Parish Centre on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Fr Tadhg Fitzgerald with Myra and Pat Daly at Fr Piotr Delimat’s farewell party at St John’s Parish Centre on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Elzbieta Baran, Seanie Hurley, Edyta Baran Hurley, Maria Synowiecka, Marlena Nadulska and Dominika Bednarz at Fr Piotr Delimat’s farewell party at St John’s Parish Centre on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Marie Williams, June O’Donoghue and Josephine Barker at Fr Piotr Delimat’s farewell party at St John’s Parish Centre on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
