30.05.2013
Former Kill Rector Consecrated as Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
The Ordination and Consecration of the Revd Samuel Ferran Glenfield as the Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh by the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, assisted by other bishops, took place at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh today, on the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Friday May 31 2013 at 4.00pm.
The preacher at the service was the Revd Canon Andy Lines, Mission Director of Crosslinks. In his sermon, based on the text 2 Corinthians 4:1–10, Canon Lines outlined the features of ministry which St Paul draws out and which, he proposed, ‘Need to mark Ferran as a bishop in the Church of Ireland’.
He said: “What is the essence of your ministry? Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord because you are His servant on behalf of the people of God.” Canon Lines added: “One of the huge differences between Christianity and other world religions and world views is the difference between mercy and merit. Merit emphasises what we deserve and is the basis of human religious creations, whilst mercy emphasises what we do not deserve … As Christians we have received mercy, completely undeserved.”
Bishop Glenfield is the former rector of Kill O the Grange. He left the Dublin parish to become rector of Hillsborough, County Down, last year. He was elected Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in February.