A former Clare priest and Scarrif native has been ordained to the episcopacy which the the general body of bishops that govern the Catholic Church, at a ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
Archbishop Eugene Nugent, from Gurtaderra, was last month appointed by Pope Benedict as Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and Apostolic Delegate to the Comoros Islands.
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Bishop of Killaloe, Willie Walsh, described Archbishop Nugent as "a gifted and well respected priest who has given great service to the Diocese of Killaloe and to the Holy See."
