Bishop Cunningham has made the following clergy changes in light of the sad death of Canon John Walls.

Fr James Hayes from Saltcoats to St Teresa’s, Dumfries; Fr Graeme Bell from Cumnock, Auchinleck and Muirkirk to Saltcoats; Fr Stephen McGrattan from Maybole and Mossblown to Cumnock, Auchinleck and Muirkirk; Fr Philip Kitchen to Maybole and Mossblown and as chaplain to Queen Margaret Academy; Fr Gerald Donnelly will succeed Fr Hayes as chaplain to St Matthew’s Academy, Saltcoats. These changes will take effect on the weekend of 10th/11th April.

Fr William McFadden of Kircudbright has been appointed a second Vicar General to the Diocese.