Joseph Duffy (bishop) - Bishop of Clogher

Bishop of Clogher

During the 1980s, Duffy was Chairman of the Liturgy Commission of the Irish Bishops Conference. During this time he also undertook the re-ordering of the gothic St Macartan's Cathedral in Monaghan. This work has won much praise and comment from numerous commentators. As a former teacher, Duffy is also a well known educationalist and has participated in a number of Church Commissions on Educational matters, particularly in Northern Ireland, which covers a large part of his Diocese.

For some years during the 1990s he served as media spokesman for the Irish Bishops Conference. He was also Chairman of the Commission for Communications of the Irish Bishops' Conference and the representative of the Irish Bishops on the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union . In addition to his formal duties, Bishop Duffy has served as Chairman of the Clogher Historical Society and was a former editor of its Journal- "Clogher Record".,

His Church of Ireland counterpart during the latter years of his episcopal term was The Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Jackson. Duffy and Bishop Jackson have delivered a joint Christmas message each Christmas since 2002 . Both Bishops Duffy and Jackson were also present at a service in honour of Saint Macartan, Patron Saint of Clogher. The service took place at St. Macartan's College, the Catholic Diocesan Seminary in Monaghan. It marked the celebration of fifteen hundred years of Christian witness in Clogher Diocese.