THE Church of Ireland Diocese of Clogher now has a new bishop in place. The Right Revd. Dr. Ian William Ellis was consecrated as Bishop of Clogher at a service on the Feast Day of St. Mark, on Monday, April 26, in St. Macartan’s Cathedral, Enniskillen. He was previously the Rector of Rossorry Parish in Clogher Diocese. While the numbers attending were restricted due to the Covid-19 guidelines, many people watched the service at home as it was live-streamed on the Enniskillen Cathedral website. The Right Revd. Dr. Ian Ellis, who was elected following a meeting of the Episcopal Electoral College held on Monday, November 9 last – an election that was subsequently approved by the House of Bishops – was ordained Bishop by the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd. John McDowell, assisted by consecrating bishops, the Most Revd. Pat Storey, Bishop of Meath and Kildare; the Right Revd. George Davison, Bishop of Connor, and the Right Revd. Lord Eames, OM, former Archbishop o
A FERMANAGH primary school principal has welcomed the move by St. Michael’s College and Mount Lourdes Grammar School to suspend academic selection for the next academic year, meaning this year’s P6 pupils will not be sitting a transfer test to enter either of these schools. Brian Treacy, Principal of Holy Trinity School, said: “In our view, as a school, we are delighted by the decision that has been taken.” Mr. Treacy praised the post-primary schools for their decision, and said: “They have recognised that significant challenges for the P6s in the last year and a half [exists, along with] the significant disruption to their learning.”
AT THIS time of year, Christians turn to the deep and profound message that Easter brings. Although 2021 s Easter has once again been affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions, Christian leaders were happy to reach out through The Impartial Reporter to their respective flocks, sharing their thoughts on the hope and renewal that Easter brings, even in these difficult days across Fermanagh, and the world. The following Easter messages are from
Bishop Larry Duffy, the Bishop of Clogher; and
Archdeacon Brian Harper, the Archbishop’s Commissary for Clogher Diocese, and rector of Magheracross Parish, Ballinamallard, respectively. EASTER is a time of new beginnings. Easter points us to not merely a time of hope, but to hope itself.