Yearly Archives: 2017

It is my honour to inform you that four new men have joined our five seminarians in the Diocese of Lismore in 2017. Deacon Vitalis Nyongesa continues his ministry as deacon in the parish of Ballina. Our four other seminarians are approaching a call to the Diaconate in 2017. Emmanuel Okparanaku has finished seminary studies and has a pastoral placement for this [...]

On 20th December 2016, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett and appointed Fr Gregory Homeming, a priest of the Order of Discalced Carmelite, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Lismore. The Bishop-elect will receive Episcopal Ordination on 22 February 2017 at 7.00pm in St Carthage’s Cathedral at which our new bishop will also take canonical possession of the See in [...]