Diocese of GalwayKilmacduagh & Kilfenora

Called to Love: Lough Derg Young Adult Residential Retreat for 18 to 30 year olds, Friday 21 June to Tuesday 25 June 2024.

The Papal Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Montemayor, announced in Tuam Cathedral a reorganisation of diocesan church leadership in the west of Ireland. Read his statement and Bishop Michael Duignan's statement here.

A Vocations Information Afternoon focusing on priesthood in the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora and in the Diocese of Clonfert will take place in Galway city on Sunday 28th April 2024.

An All-Night Vigil of Prayer for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood in the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, to coincide with Vocations Sunday 2024, will begin at 7.00pm on Sunday 21st April 2024 in the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas, Galway, and will… Read more...

Norms for Parish Pastoral Councils and Parish Finance Councils have been published by the diocese. They can be downloaded here in English or Irish.

An Easter message from Bishop Michael Duignan: “Light not darkness, love not hate, goodness not badness, life not death will conquer in the end.”

A schedule of Holy Week and Easter Liturgies across the diocese is available here in pdf and image form.

Would you like someone to talk to? Don’t be alone if sharing a problem would help! Freefone SeniorLine at 1800 804 591.

At the Mass of Chrism, the priests renew their priestly promises and the oils used in the sacraments throughout the year will be blessed by Bishop Michael. Please join us for this very special celebration in Galway Cathedral at 11.00am on Holy Thursday, 28th March.

The people of Oranmore and Maree invite viewers across Ireland and from Europe to join with them to celebrate Mass on St Patrick’s Day.RTÉ will televise Mass from the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Oranmore, next Sunday morning on the Eurovision Network - with more than 700,000 participating… Read more...

A second collection is taken up at Masses on St Patrick's Day to support vulnerable Irish people overseas. Click on 'Read more' for a prayer for emigrants.

During the Spring General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Maynooth, bishops called for an urgent and complete ceasefire in Gaza, and an immediate end to the daily horror of killing, wounding and destruction of property in the Holy Land.

The statement of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference on the upcoming Family and Care referendums is available here. The referendum is being held on Friday 8th March 2024.

In the past week, Bishop Michael and priests of the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, with a number of delegates from the Diocese of Clonfert and lay-staff from both Diocesan Offices, met in Co. Clare to discuss and decide on the next steps in our ongoing process of parish renewal and… Read more...

The Galway Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from Wednesday 26th June to Monday 1st July 2024, led by Very Rev. Martin Moran.

Talks on Wednesdays at 8.00pm in Sacred Heart Church, Seamus Quirke Road: 21 February, 28 February, 6 March.

Ash Wednesday — 14 February 2024Gracious God, today begins a period of inner reflection and examination.The days stretch before me and invite me inward to that silent, holy space that holds your Spirit.This special time beckons me to see my life through Christ's eyes and the truth and reality of… Read more...

A special day of prayer in the Church year for victims and survivors who have been so severely injured, either inside or outside the Church, and also for families and communities affected by grief for their loved ones.

Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation 2024The Confirmation schedule for 2024 is below, along with liturgy booklets and guidance norms:

ALONE is looking for volunteers in Galway, Mayo and surrounding areas, for older people who need befriending for one hour per week, and/or telephone support for two hours per week. ALONE's befriending program is designed to help older people combat loneliness and isolation. ALONE need your help… Read more...