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August 2025
Letter from Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Why Sunday Matters 2025
24 August 2025
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Alan McGuckian
Bishop Alan’s Letter – Day of Prayer and Reflection for Gaza
27 July 2025
Message of his holiness Pope Leo XIV
World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly
24 May 2025
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ
Laudato Si Letter from Bishop Alan
08 May 2025
Statement from Bishop Alan McGuckian
Bishop Alan McGuckian welcomes Election of Pope Leo XIV
30 April 2025
Homily by Bishop Alan McGuckian
Homily by Bishop Alan at Requiem Mass for Pope Francis
21 April 2025
Statement from Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ
Statement from Bishop Alan on the death of Pope Francis
07 March 2025
Homily by Fr Eugene O’Hagan
Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse
07 March 2025
Message from Bishop Alan McGuckian
Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse
01 February 2025
2025 St Brigid’s Day Lecture
2025 St Brigid’s Day Lecture by Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ
1 January 2025
Message from Bishop Alan McGuckian
New Year Message – Jubilee 2025
2024
13 November 2024
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Alan
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful”
13 October 2024
Statement by Catholic Bishops
Catholic Bishops’ Pastoral Letter Welcoming Migrants to Ireland
12 August 2024
Statement by Bishop Alan McGuckian
Statement by Most Reverend Alan McGuckian SJ, Bishop of Down and Connor upon the Death of Archbishop Noël Treanor
2 August 2024
Statement by Bishop Alan McGuckian
Response to recent acts of Racial Violence and Discrimination
1 August 2024
Statement from Bishop Alan McGuckian
Statement from Bishop Alan to Fr Paddy McCafferty
June 2024
Diocesan Novena
Sacred Heart Novena Booklet
14 April 2024
Homily from Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ
Homily from Bishop Alan at his Installation as Bishop of Down and Connor
27 March 2024
Mass of Chrism Homily
Homily from Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ at the Mass of Chrism on 27th March 2024
February 2024
Letter from Bishop McGuckian SJ
Letter from Bishop Alan McGuckian to the faithful of the Diocese on his appointment as Bishop of Down & Connor
04 February 2024
Safeguarding Sunday
Safeguarding Sunday 2024 Pastoral Letter
2023
Christmas Message 2023
Christmas Message from Bishop Donal McKeown
Bishop Emeritus Patrick Walsh RIP
Homily from Requiem Mass for Bishop Patrick Walsh 2nd January 2024
Bishop Emeritus Anthony Farquhar RIP
Statement from Bishop Donal McKeown on the death of Bishop Emeritus Anthony Farquhar
World Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees
Message from Pope Francis for the 109th World Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees
Pathways to the Future –
Pastoral Message for Pentecost Sunday
Pastoral Message from Bishop Donal McKeown
Diocesan Report
Down and Connor Synodal Synthesis
Appointment of Bishop Donal McKeown
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Donal McKeown as Apostolic Administrator of Down & Connor
2022
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 1927 – 2022
Statement from Archbishop Treanor on Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Christmas Message from Archbishop Treanor
Christmas Message 2022
Letter from Bishop Noel Treanor on his appointment as Apostolic Nuncio – November 2022
Letter to Clergy and Parishioners
Letter from Holy Ghost Missions
Holy Ghost Missions acknowledgement
Statement from Northern Catholic Bishops
Statement by Northern Catholic Bishops on feast of St Vincent de Paul
Easter 2022 Message
Easter Message from Bishop Noel Treanor 13 April 2022
Ash Wednesday 2022 Message
Appeal from Pope Francis
2020
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Noel Treanor regarding measures taken in response to COVID-19 May 2020
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Noel Treanor
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Noel Treanor regarding measures taken in response to COVID-19 25 March 2020
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Noel Treanor
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Noel Treanor Feast of St Patrick 17 March 2020
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Noel Treanor
COVID-19 – DIRECTIVES FOR THE DIOCESE OF DOWN AND CONNOR Effective Wednesday 18 March 2020, until further notice
DC Directives
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Common Questions
COVID-19 Common Questions