WIFE OF WEST OF IRELAND PROTESTANT BISHOP CONVERTS TO CATHOLICISM

Date Published: 15-Oct-2007

The wife of a West of Ireland Protestant Bishop has converted to Catholicism. Anita Henderson, who's married to Church of Ireland Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, Richard Henderson, was this week received into the Roman Catholic Church The Bishops from the two churches have issued a joint statementAnita's husband Bishop Henderson, and Catholic Bishop of Killala John Fleming, said Anita had their complete support in her choice of what she feels to be her spiritual home.They said her decision deserves the respect of us all and commended her for her honesty and courage.