Process for the Modification of Parishes

Ahead of Pentecost 2026, Archbishop Dermot Farrell has released a Pastoral Letter entitled ‘Come, Holy Spirit, Fill Our Hearts with the Fire of Your Love‘

The letter accompanies a new document about the Process of Modification of Parishes for Mission and says:

This Pentecost Letter puts before the Diocese a process which provides for initial reflection in parishes on their future. This process also sets out the formal steps to be taken, together with the Archbishop, when new parish structures and relationships are being considered… I ask Parish Pastoral Councils and Partnership Pastoral Councils, through prayer, listening, discernment and decision-making, to find together a way into the future for their parishes locally.
 
In the Holy Spirit, we are called to let go of what was, and open ourselves to where Christ is leading us, to embrace the hope God has for us and for all creation… Now is the time, in prayer and reflection, to deepen the renewal which has been long under way among us.

Please click below on the images to access the documents for information on the Process of Modification of Parishes for Mission. You will find the letter from Archbishop Farrell, along with the support document, here: