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Tributes paid to Bishop Hegarty
08.11.11
TRIBUTES have been paid
to Bishop of Derry, Dr Seamus Hegarty who has
announced his intention to resign due to ill health.
Bishop Edward Daly thanked Dr Hegarty for his
"unfailing kindness" to him.
I was aware that he had been in indifferent health
for some time, he said.
I am conscious of the huge and demanding burden of
responsibility that a bishop has to accept. Bishop
Hegarty was prudent and wise to submit his
resignation if he did not feel able any longer to
continue in his Episcopal responsibility," he added.
He thanked Bishop Hegarty for his ministry in the
diocese over the last 17 years. |
On a personal note, I
thank him for his unfailing kindness to me and
constant care for me during those years, he added.
Meanwhile, Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry and
Raphoe, Ken Good, also expressed his good wishes.
"On behalf of the Church of Ireland community in
Derry and Raphoe diocese we send our prayers and
good wishes to Bishop Hegarty as he is shortly to
begin retirement. It is obviously a matter of regret
that his retirement has been necessitated by an
ongoing medical condition". As Bishop Hegarty begins
this new phase in his life, with its challenges, we
wish him well," added Bishop Good. |
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Bishop Ken Good. |
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