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The Diocesan Director of Safeguarding has responsibility for Children and Vulnerable AdultsDiocesan Director of Safeguarding
at the offices of the Diocese of Cork and Ross, Redemption Road, Cork T23PXDO
Part time Three Year Contract – 14 hours per week
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross is a faith community of 68 parishes, which are configured into 16 Families of Parishes, and other religious communities in the Diocese. Diocesan safeguarding structures include a Safeguarding Committee. Each Parish or Family of Parishes has clergy, staff and volunteers who create, maintain and monitor a safe environment for children and vulnerable adults in all aspects of Church life and activity.
CRSS CLG invites applications for the post of Diocesan Director of Safeguarding in the Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross. The Employer is CRSS CLG, a registered charity whose mission is to establish, maintain and coordinate employment services and facilities for the Diocese of Cork and Ross. This is a part-time Fixed Term Contract based at The Cork and Ross Diocesan Offices, Redemption Road, Cork, T23PXDO
The Diocese of Cork and Ross, in collaboration with UCC Chaplaincy and the Presentation Brothers LEAF Project, is delighted to offer a new Formation in Faith programme for young adults (18–35 years).
‘Formation in Faith’ begins on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The programme will run for 9 weeks from 5.45–8.00pm in Mardyke House, Cork (T12 W8RP).
Participants can choose between two concurrent pathways:
- Sycamore Formation Series: A video-based programme with guided group discussion on Catholic formation.
- Foundations in Theology: A lecture-based introduction to Catholic theology.
Each session begins with food and refreshments, and provide participants with an opportunity to engage in meaningful discussion.
To sign-up or for more information, email Sheila at youthministry@corkandross.org
Watch Bishop Fintan's video message here.
The theme this year is Catholic Schools: Normal Lives, Called to Holiness!
The 2026 theme invites pupils, teachers, families, parishes and Families of Parishes to explore the call to holiness as something both universal and accessible. Holiness is not for a few, but for all; not reserved for religious professionals or mystics, but for every student, teacher, parent, and grandparent living each day in friendship with Jesus Christ.
Resources relating to Catholic Schools Week for use in parishes and schools (both primary and post-primary) are available here Catholic Schools Week Resources
Tá siad ar fáil as Gaeilge agus as Béarla.
We give thanks for the great work of our Catholic schools and pray for all involved.
Bishop Fintan made a pastoral visit to the newly amalgamated Scoil Mhuire agus Bharra in Bantry on Friday 12th December.
Bishop Fintan was warmly welcomed by Mr. Cathal McCarthy (Principal), Ms. Siobhán O’Regan (Deputy Principal), Mr. Cathal McCarthy (Chairperson), Fr. Myles McSweeney (Co-PP and Moderator of the Family of Parishes), Caoimhe Sheedy and Matt Murphy (two sixth class pupils).
Bishop Fintan made a pastoral visit to Scoil Mhuire agus Bharra in Bantry
The Mass for the closing of the Jubilee Year celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, Cork, with principal celebrant Bishop Fintan Gavin. (Michael English)
At the closing Mass of the Jubilee Year of Hope in the cathedral in Cork on 4 January 2025, the bishop said the year had not been about “an ending, but about a God who draws near,” urging the diocese to carry forward what had been planted during the Jubilee.
Reflecting on the Mass readings, Bishop Fintan Gavin told the congregation that Christian hope rests on the belief that God does not remain distant but “comes close” to humanity. Quoting St John’s Gospel, he said the mystery of the Incarnation — “the Word was made flesh; he lived among us” — was the foundation of hope, particularly for those carrying burdens of illness, anxiety, grief, or loneliness.
Bishop Fintan described hope not as optimism or denial, but as “the quiet, stubborn trust that God is with us, God is faithful, and God is at work even when the road is steep and the night feels long.”
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