LARGE CROWDS IN TUAM AT REPOSAL OF ARCHBISHOP CASSIDY
Date Published: 01-Feb-2013
Crowds are gathering at the Cathedral of Assumption, Tuam where Archbishop Joseph Cassidy is lying in repose
The 79 year old retired Archbishop of Tuam died at his home in Ballinasloe town early yesterday after being in failing health for some time
He will be reposing until ten tonight, excluding the duration of the First Friday Mass at 7.30 pm.
Archbishop Cassidy's funeral mass will be at noon tomorrow in the Cathedral
Afterwards he will be laid to rest in the grounds of Moore Church, where he served as parish priest following his retirement from the archdiocese
His successor as Archbishop of Tuam Dr Michael Neary says the church has lost a strong voice which spoke the language of the people
Archbishop Cassidy is survived by his sisters Concie, Angela, Mary, Bernadette, Patricia and Imelda and a wide circle of family and friends and his church colleagues