| Bishop Kieran O'Reilly |
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Bishop O'Reilly was born in Cork on 8th August 1952 to Seán and Theresa O'Reilly. Educated at Presentation Brothers and Scoil Chríost Rí, he entered the Society of African Missions in Wilton, Cork in 1970. Ordained for the Society on the 17th June 1978 he served in Liberia for two years before studying for a licentiate in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. From 1984 to 1989 Bishop Kieran O'Reilly was lecturing in Scripture at the major seminary in Ibadan, Nigeria. Since 1990 he has served on the Irish and International Councils of the Society of African Missions. At the time of his appointment Fr. Kieran was serving his second term as Superior General of the Society. As a member of the Union of Superiors General attended and contributed to two Synods of Bishops in Rome.
A PRAYER FOR BISHOP KIERAN Gracious God,
You sent your only Son amongst us so that we may come to know you. Guide Kieran our Bishop, to act justly to love tenderly and to walk humbly in your way so that he may make known the message of Christ, your Son. May Kieran be a faithful servant, a wise teacher, preacher of the truth and a gentle shepherd to guide our Diocese of Killaloe, so that we may journey together and praise you day by day. Amen. |
