CATHOLIC PARISH OF BELPER, DUFFIELD - Key Persons

Fr Michael Kirkham was ordained in Nottingham´s St. Barnabas Cathedral by Bishop James McGuinness in 1999. A former Anglican priest, he is married with a family and has been active in church ministry for more than thirty years. Appointed by Bishop McMahon to serve the Parish in 2001, Fr Michael was made Dean of Amber Valley in 2011 and is to serve a further five years in this role from January 2017. Following a change of policy by the Vatican, Bishop McKinney has recently appointed him as Parish Priest of Belper and Duffield.