The Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin is set to receive the largest ever cohort of new faithful this Easter.
Nearly 130 catechumens and candidates were presented at the Rite of Election in St Mary’s Cathedral in a ceremony led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell, yesterday.
Catechumens are seeking baptism as Catholic Christians, while candidates are already baptised, but are seeking full communion with the Catholic church.
The figure of 130 is a big rise on last year’s class of 80, and an even bigger increase from the pre-covid number of 22 who presented themselves in early 2020 before the pandemic hit.
Dublin has 197 parishes serving a Catholic population of about 996,000 people.
