The Church Of Ireland
Press Release

8th November 2000

An Electoral College of the Church of Ireland to elect a new Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh to succeed the Right Reverend Michael Mayes will meet on Monday, 13 November 2000.

The College will take place in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Ballyconnell, Co Cavan.

The President of the College will be the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Rev Dr Robin Eames, as the vacant bishopric is in the Northern Province of the Church.

The College will consist of 52 members including three members of the House of Bishops, 12 elected clergy and 12 elected lay persons from the Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh and elected clergy and lay persons from each of the other Dioceses of the Northern Province.

Voting will take place on names brought forward by the College until one name receives two-thirds of the votes of both the lay and clerical members, who will vote separately. If no person receives the requisite majority, the appointment will pass to the House of Bishops.

The College is closed to non-electors and media. A result could be known between 4.00 p.m. And 5.00 p.m. on Monday, 13 November 2000.