Bishop Donal McKeown.
Bishop of Derry, Most Rev Dr Donal McKeown, today opened the annual conference of Diocesan Vocations Directors.
The conference entitled “I will make you fishers of men” was held in St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, and was attended by diocesan vocation directors from throughout Ireland.
In his opening address, Bishop McKeown, chairman of the Bishops’ Conference Council for Vocations, said vocations to the priesthood and religious life were firmly on the agenda of the Irish Catholic Church.
He added: “Any opportunity for a group like this to come together to discuss and to plan for vocations strategies is to be welcomed.
“I am heartened not only by the number of dioceses represented at this year’s conference but by the genuine enthusiasm being shown by vocations directors for their ministry and work. Gatherings like this afford us time to focus on important questions – like how we promote vocations in a missionary Church and for a missionary Church and how we share insights on what is working in local parishes and dioceses when it comes to the promotion of priesthood and religious life.
“I am sure that vocations directors will be further encouraged and inspired in their work as they return to their dioceses.”
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