The Holy See through the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy has requested Bishop Ger Nash to release Fr Billy Swan for service in that dicastery for a period of five years. He has agreed to this request and Fr Billy has generously agreed to serve the mission of the Universal Church and to be at the service of the Holy Father.
On behalf of all his colleagues and the people of Wexford Town and the Diocese of Ferns Bishop Ger thanks him for his work over the past years in many different roles and wishes him every success in the new and important role he takes up. We look forward to having him back with us again when his time of service to the Universal Church is completed.
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Note: A dicastery is a department or ministry within the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church, which helps the Pope govern the global Church. The Dicastery for the Clergy deals with all matters relating to priests and deacons of the diocesan clergy, with regard to their persons and pastoral ministry, and everything needed for the fruitful exercise of the latter. In these matters, it provides suitable assistance to the Bishops.