Diocesan Committees & Commissions


VOCATIONS

Director of Vocations:

Rev Christopher Ferguson Email: chris_ferguson@hotmail.com

Directors for Vocations Promotion:

Rev Pat O’Hagan PP, Rev Daniel McFaul CC Rev Patrick Lagan CC

Vocations Council:

Secretary: Miss Phyllis McLaughlin Tel: 028 7181 0748

Members: Miss Catherine Bowe; Rev Patrick Lagan CC.

DIOCESAN SAFEGUARDING OFFICE

Diocesan Pastoral Centre, 164 Bishop Street, Derry BT48 6UJ.

Tel: 02871362475 Email: safeguarding@derrydiocese.org

Safeguarding Coordinator: Mrs Paula Cunningham Tel: 07881722052

Designated Liaison Person: Mr Noel O’Donnell Tel: 0759 6500793

Deputy Designated Liaison Person: Mrs Celine McKenna Tel: 07596 667773

Garda Vetting – Liaison Person: Mrs Bridgette Clifford Tel: 00353 74 9363108

All current information, policies, procedures and documents can be found in the safeguarding sections of the Derry Diocesan Website: www.derrydiocese.org

DIOCESAN PASTORAL COUNCIL

Chairperson: Anne Friel

Secretary: Fionnuala Brogan

President: Bishop Donal McKeown DD

Nathan Adam, Mark Holloway, Rory McGilligan, Jack McLaughlin, Noel Bradley, Geraldine Conwell, Michelle Toner, Marguerite Hamilton, Teresa McMenamin, Sr Johanna Horgan, Fr Francis Bradley PP, Fr Kevin McElhennon PP VF.

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGES

Lourdes Pilgrimage:

Director: Mr Charles Glenn

Spiritual Director: Fr. Colm O’Doherty PP

Secretary: Ms Julia McIvor

Office: Diocesan Pastoral Centre, 164 Bishop Street, Derry BT48 6UJ.

Tel: 02871260293 Email: derrypilgrim@outlook.com

Other Pilgrimages – Director: Rev Gerard Sweeney PP

Tel: 028 7188 2274

DIOCESAN MARRIAGE TRIBUNAL

Armagh Inter Diocesan Marriage Tribunal (Derry Office) Office: Diocesan Pastoral Centre, 164 Bishop Street, Derry BT48 6UJ.

Tel: 02871362475 Fax: 02871260970

Email: tribunal@derrydiocese.org

Web: www.armaghregionalmarriagetribunal.org

Hours of Business: Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm

AIDMT Judicial Vicar: Very Rev Joseph Rooney JCL (Down & Connor Office)

Instructing Judges: Rev Micheál McGavigan and Fr Brendan Ward JCL

Tribunal Notaries & Secretaries: Noreen McElhinney Mary Edwards

DIOCESAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Rev Aidan Mullan Adm

COUNCIL FOR CATHOLIC MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

Office: Linen Hill House, 23 Linenhall Street, Lisburn BT28 1FJ Tel: 02892013014

Chief Executive

Mr Gerry Campbell

CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Diocesan Education Secretary (ROI): Rev Peter Devlin PP

Offices: New House, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth.

Tel: 01 629 2462