Moynalvey Kiltale Parish

MOST REV TOM DEENIHAN

Bishop Tom Deenihan is a native of Cork and, after attending Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, was ordained to the Priesthood on 1 June 1991 by Bishop Michael Murphy, the then bishop of Cork and Ross.eenihan is a native of Cork and, after attending Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, was ordained to the Priesthood on 1 June 1991 by Bishop Michael Murphy, the then bishop of Cork and Ross. Bishop Deenihan served in a number of positions in the Diocese of Cork and Ross. He was curate in the parish of Glanmire from 1991 to 1994, was on the staff of Saint Goban’s College, Bantry from 1994 to 2003 during which time he also served as curate in Ballydehob, Kealkil and Bantry.  In 2003, he was appointed Diocesan Advisr for Post-Primary Religious Education and in 2006 he was appointed Diocesan Education Secretary and Diocesan Education Secretary. In 2017, Bishop Buckley appointed him a Canon of the Cathedral Chapter in Cork. In 2013, he was appointed Acting General Secretary of the Catholic Primary School Management Association and, in 2016, Acting Secretary of the Council for Education of the Irish Episcopal Conference. He has been involved in many Education enterprises and holds a Masters and Doctoral Degree in Education. On 18 June 2018, Pope Francis announced his appointment as Bishop of Meath in succession to Bishop Michael Smith.  On 2 September 2018, Bishop Deenihan was Ordained Bishop of Meath in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar. The Ordaining prelates were Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh, Bishop John Buckley, the Bishop of Cork and Ross and Bishop Michael Smith, the Emeritus Bishop of Meath.