Adrian Friel - Priest
Fr
Adrian Friel has been an ordained priest for two years and serves in
Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Fr Adrian has worked for a national
charity for the past 20 years. He holds a degree from the Open
University in Health and Social care. He studied philosophy at St
Kieran’s seminary in Kilkenny and also attended Maynooth pontifical
college to continue his studies for priesthood. It was here that Fr
Adrian received the minor orders of reader and acolyte. His chosen
ministry is in palliative and end-of-life care with specialist interest
in spiritual care for people with dementia and their families. Prior to
the COVID-19 pandemic, Fr Adrian working with local church leaders
established the first dementia-friendly ecumenical church service in
Northern Ireland, a model that has been adopted by various church
groups across Northern Ireland. He is a chaplain to a local nursing
home where he conducts communion services and blessings of the sick. Fr
Adrian offers his ministry to all, ensuring no one is excluded from his
services. He incardinated into the Old Catholic Apostolic Church in
June 2026.
Fr Adrian ministers alongside Bp Paul Creaner and Fr Stefan in Belfast. He was part of the altar party at Bp Paul Creaner's Consecration at All Souls Belfast and assists regularly at the Oratory Society.
Fr
Adrian Friel has been an ordained priest for two years and serves in
Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Fr Adrian has worked for a national
charity for the past 20 years. He holds a degree from the Open
University in Health and Social care. He studied philosophy at St
Kieran’s seminary in Kilkenny and also attended Maynooth pontifical
college to continue his studies for priesthood. It was here that Fr
Adrian received the minor orders of reader and acolyte. His chosen
ministry is in palliative and end-of-life care with specialist interest
in spiritual care for people with dementia and their families. Prior to
the COVID-19 pandemic, Fr Adrian working with local church leaders
established the first dementia-friendly ecumenical church service in
Northern Ireland, a model that has been adopted by various church
groups across Northern Ireland. He is a chaplain to a local nursing
home where he conducts communion services and blessings of the sick. Fr
Adrian offers his ministry to all, ensuring no one is excluded from his
services. He incardinated into the Old Catholic Apostolic Church in
June 2026. Fr Adrian ministers alongside Bp Paul Creaner and Fr Stefan in Belfast. He was part of the altar party at Bp Paul Creaner's Consecration at All Souls Belfast and assists regularly at the Oratory Society.
