An Annyalla man will be ordained as a Permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Clogher this Friday.
Gary Carville will be ordained by Bishop of Clogher, Larry Duffy in St Michael's Church, Annyalla.
Bishop Larry will be joined by the priests of the Diocese of Clogher, together with visiting bishops, priests and deacons.
Gary will be joined by his wife Kathleen and other members of family, classmates, formators, work colleagues and many other members of the local community. The ordination will take place at 7pm in St Michael's Church, Annyalla.
Gary Carville is a native of Annyalla, Castleblayney, son of the late Arthur and Carmel Carville. Educated at Annyalla NS, St Mary's CBS, Monaghan and the College of Commerce Rathmines he worked for a number of years as an accountant in industry and the retail business. Returning to college in 2006, he obtained a BA in Theology and Irish Studies at the Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin. He then earned a PhD in Historical Theology and Modern Irish History from Dublin City University in 2019. His thesis, by research, was based on the reception of the Second Vatican Council in Ireland.
Since 2021, Dr Carville has worked with the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference where he is the Coordinator of the Council for Migrants, Refugees and Justice and Peace and Executive Secretary for the Commission for Social Issues & International Affairs and the Council for Ecumenism and Dialogue. He is a member of the Brussels-based Social Affairs Commission of COMECE - the Catholic Church in the European Union. In addition, he is also the Communications Officer and Diocesan Archivist for the Catholic Diocese of Clogher.
Gary is a very active member of the GAA at a number of levels. He is a former Cathaoirleach and Communications Officer of Monaghan County Board of the GAA. In addition, he served at different times as Chair, Treasurer and PRO of his native Cremartin Shamrocks GFC. He was also a Director of the GAA Museum in Croke Park for nine years.
In addition, Gary was a member of Monaghan County Council from 1999 until he stepped down in 2014. He served as Cathaoirleach of the Council in 2007-2008. He was also a member of Castleblayney Town Council from 2004 until 2014 and held the post of Mayor of the town on two occasions.
Dr Carville is a keen local historian, focussing on church history, the history of education and local government in the 19th and 20th centuries. He is author of a history of the Parish of Muckno (2011) and of several articles.
