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Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese has reported a record number of converts to the faith at its latest “rite of election” ceremony.
A total of 129 “catechumens” and “candidates”, as they are formally known, attended the 2026 ceremony at St Mary’s Cathedral in Dublin, formerly the Pro Cathedral, on Sunday.
It represented the largest number presented at such a ceremony in Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese.
A spokesman said that of the 129, about half had been members of other Christian denominations (“candidates”) while the remainder (“catechumens”) had belonged to other faiths or none. Each was accompanied at the ceremony by a sponsor, priests and parishioners from their home parishes in Dublin, as well as family and friends.
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