Alan McGuckian


Alan McGuckian

Bishop of Down and Connor
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseDown and Connor
Appointed2 February 2024
PredecessorNoël Treanor
Previous post(s)Bishop of Raphoe
Director of the Living Church Office and Director of Formation for the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Down and Connor
Editor of An Timire and Foilseacháin Ábhair Spioradálta
Chaplain at Ulster University
Director of the Jesuit Communication Office
Vocations Director for the Jesuits
Teacher at Clongowes Wood College
Orders
Ordination22 June 1984
Consecration6 August 2017
by Eamon Martin
Personal details
Born
Alexander Aloysius McGuckian

(1953-02-26) 26 February 1953 (age 71)
Cloughmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
ParentsBrian and Pauline McGuckian
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
Regis College, Toronto
Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy
University College Dublin
MottoEt velle et perficere
(To will and to do)
Coat of armsAlan McGuckian's coat of arms
Styles of
Alan McGuckian
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleBishop

Alexander Aloysius "Alan" McGuckian, SJ (born 26 February 1953) is the Bishop of Down and Connor who was appointed on 2 February 2024.