New Church of Ireland bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross consecrated at Dublin service 

The Right Reverend Andrew Orr has been consecrated as the Bishop of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, on Wednesday at a service in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin.

Bishop Orr, who was elected by the Episcopal Electoral College in June, succeeds the Right Reverend Paul Colton, who held the position since 1999.

Ordained deacon in 1992 and priest in 1993, Bishop Orr has served in a variety of ministries across the Church of Ireland. His parish appointments have included incumbencies in Castlecomer, Castleknock, and Tullow, and he previously served as Archdeacon of Ossory and Leighlin.

Since coming to Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, he has served as archdeacon of the diocese since 2023, and as chaplain to Midleton College and priest-in-charge of Youghal Union since 2018.

He was consecrated by the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Reverend Michael Jackson; with the Right Reverend Adrian Wilkinson, Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory; and the Right Reverend David McClay, Bishop of Down and Dromore, as co-consecrators.

The bishops of the Church of Ireland and the wider Anglican Communion were joined by Reverend Heather Morris and the Reverend Laurence Graham, representing the Methodist Church, in the laying of hands during the act of consecration.

President Catherine Connolly was represented at the service by Captain Niamh FitzGerald.

Bishop Orr was joined on the day by his wife, the Reverend Susan Green, their adult children Rachel, Ciara, and Patrick, and members of their wider family.

There was also a large attendance from Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, including clergy, diocesan lay readers, and parishioners from across the united dioceses — who travelled to Dublin to share in the service.

The preacher at the service was the Right Reverend Michael Burrows, Bishop of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe, who took as his text the words of Jesus from St Luke 12:32.