Parish Priests and Curates

Parish Priests of Ardkeen

Parish of Ards

2023 – Fr Robert Sloan
2019 – Fr Anthony Alexander
2008 – Fr Patrick Neeson
2005 – Fr Colm McBride
2000 – Fr Patrick O’Neill
1986 – Fr Joseph Conway
1965 – Fr Arthur Haughey
1944 – Fr William Walshe (Buried in Ballycran)
1913 – Fr Arthur Neeson (Buried in Ballycran)
1906 – Fr John Nolan
1902 – Fr Andrew Tully
1901 – Fr B Downey
1889 – Fr Lawrence McKenna
1885 – Fr Peter McEvoy
1883 – (Parochial House at Ballycran built)
1881 – Fr Felix McKeating (Buried in Ballycran)
1876 – (St Joseph’s Church erected)
1874 – (Ballycran National School and teacher’s residence erected)
1866 – Fr John McAuley
1865 – (St Mary, Star of the Sea Church erected)
1852 – Fr James McCrickard
1843 – Fr William Killen (buried in Ballygalget)
1840 – Fr James Denvir
(Site donated for Church at Nunsquarter by James Allen)
1839 – Fr Bernard Dorrian
1825 – (A nephew of below and buried in Lisbane)
1799 – Fr John Maguire (First student from Down and Connor to enter Maynooth)
1783 – Fr Bernard McGarry
1780 – Fr James Killen
1780 – (Parish of Ards divided into Ballyphillip and Ardkeen or Lower Ards)
1777 – (St Patrick’s Church, Lisbane erected)
1768 – Fr Daniel O’Doran
1765 – Fr Magnus Grant
1762 – James Taggart
1754 – Fr James McTeggart
1732 – Fr Daniel McGarry
1720 – Fr Thomas Burns
1704 – Fr Richard McTeggart

Curates of Ardkeen

1996 – Fr J Sheppard (until 2005)
1991 – Fr B Flanagan
1990 – Fr S Clenaghan
1990 – Fr P J McCamphill
1988 – Fr E Dagens
1986 – Fr G McLaverty
1983 – Fr C Nellis
1979 – Fr M J Collery
1978 – Fr P McCarthy
1975 – Fr B McCullagh
1973 – Fr J Poland
1969 – Fr O McStravick
1963 – Fr S Connolly
1959 – Fr McCreesh
1952 – Fr J F Gilmartin
1951 – Fr A Kelly
1945 – Fr W J McConville
1942 – Fr J Kelly (Assistant to Fr Neeson)
1941 – Fr C McQuillan
1936 – Fr J A Sherlock
1933 – Fr D McCarthy
1929 – Fr F Cullen
1925 – Fr P McAlea
1924 – Fr D McGuckian
1920 – Fr J Dean
1917 – Fr L McKeown
1914 – Fr M McLaughlin
1909 – Fr D Leyden
1899 – Fr J McGrattan
1898 – Fr R Crudden
1896 – Fr A L Greaven
1893 – Fr J Mageean
1890 – Fr D L Egan
1887 – Fr J O’Sullivan
1884 – Fr H Beatson
1878 – Fr D Healey
1875 – Fr D Ferris
1873 – Fr J Phelan
1866 – Fr J Canavan
1862 – Fr William Curo
1849 – Fr J Fitzpatrick
1840’s – Fr W Kehoe (Buried in Lisbane)
1830’s – Fr W McLea
1798 – Fr E MacMullan
1770 – Fr J Fitsimmons