Bishop Ryan of Kildare Submits Resignation

MAYNOOTH, Ireland, SEPT. 16, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Bishop Laurence Ryan of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin has submitted his resignation to John Paul II.

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Bishop Ryan, 70, has been bishop of Kildare for 14 years. He will stay on until a successor is named, possibly within a year, the Catholic Communications Office said in a statement.

The resignation was announced over the weekend at Masses.

Bishop Ryan is a native of the parish of St. Mullins, County Carlow, and was ordained to the priesthood in June 1956.

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