Archbishop Eames announces his retirement
In his Presidential Address to the General Synod in Armagh Archbishop Robin Eames announced that he is to retire at the end of this year. Archbishop Eames was Bishop of Down and Dromore from 1980 until he was Elected Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland in 1986.
Announcing his retirement Archbishop Eames said, “For the past 20 years it has been both my privilege and responsibility to exercise the duties of the Primacy of our historic Church. I have decided after much prayer, thought and discussion with those I love that I should retire from my position as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. Accordingly I will be informing the House of Bishops next October of my wish to retire on 31 December this year. I am announcing my intentions today as this will be the last occasion I preside over the General Synod of the Church of Ireland.”
Further details can be found on the news section of the Synod website (click here).