Diocese of GalwayKilmacduagh & Kilfenora

Statement of Bishop Michael Duignan on the Election of Ms Catherine Connolly as Uachtarán na hÉireann.

Around 200 Parish Pastoral Council representatives from Clonfert and Galway dioceses met in Loughrea to share experience, deepen collaboration, and renew commitment to parish mission.

As we journey together through this Jubilee Year of Hope, we, the Irish Bishops, warmly invite all Catholics to reflect on the profound gift of Sunday Mass.  This special year offers a unique opportunity to rediscover the heart of our faith and, for those who have been away, to return with… Read more...

Prepared by our Diocesan Advisors, this Newsletter shares reflections and resources to support Catholic school communities, strengthen faith formation, and deepen collaboration across our dioceses.

Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation calls the Church to rediscover the heart of Christian love — rooted in Christ, expressed through compassion and service.

Between March and May 2025, parish councils and priests across Clonfert and Galway discerned key themes for Ireland’s national conversation on the Church’s future.

In just a few weeks, delegates from across Ireland will gather in Kilkenny for the Pre-Synodal Assembly taking place on 18th October 2025.

The formal recognition of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis as saints holds up to young men in particular the awesome beauty of a life lived with Christ who takes nothing from us but gives us far more than we could ever expect on our own.

Bishop Michael sends greeting to all students, teachers, and staff as a new academic year begins.

Isabelle Mulkern appointed Director of Safeguarding.

Young pilgrims joined millions with the Pope, walked St Columbanus’ paths, prayed at saints’ tombs, and returned asking how faith might shape daily life anew.

The Diocesan Office is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Director of Safeguarding

The annual Cemetery Sunday gatherings in the City.

Statement regarding the late Bishop Eamonn Casey

Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.

The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, together with the Diocese of Clonfert, are delighted to announce the opening of registration for the 2025/2026 intake of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).

On Friday 25th July, Galway Cathedral will host a special evening of prayer to mark the visit of the relics of Venerable Matt Talbot, in this centenary year of his death.

We entrust this pilgrimage to the prayers of Our Lady of Lourdes. May those who go be changed by what they see and hear. May those who stay feel part of the same journey. And may the whole diocese grow in compassion, in faith, and in the hope that does not disappoint.

Giving thanks for another academic year and all who teach, support, and journey in learning.

After celebrating Mass at the Franciscan Abbey in Galway, Bishop Michael led the Corpus Christi Procession to the Poor Clare Convent, Nuns Island for the consecration of the Dioceses of Clonfert and Galway to the Sacred Heart and Benediction.