Gerard Nash

Ordination denomination = Roman Catholic ordained deacon by = Michael Smith date of diaconal ordination = 1 April 1990 place of diaconal ordination = St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland ordained priest by = Michael Harty date of priestly ordination = 15 June 1991 place of priestly ordination = Church of the Immaculate Conception, Drumcharley, Tulla, Ireland consecrated by = Dermot Farrell co-consecrators = Denis BrennanFintan Monahan date of consecration = 5 September 2021 place of consecration = St Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy, Ireland elevated by = date of elevation = sources =

Presbyteral ministry Nash's first pastoral assignment was as chaplain of the vocational school in Roscrea, and as priest responsible for the local youth centre. After five years, he was appointed general manager of Clarecare, a non-profit enterprise which provides a range of social services to people in County Clare, a position he held until 2003. Nash was also appointed curate in Corofin in 1996, before being appointed resident priest in 2003, as part of the first grouping of parishes in the Diocese of Killaloe. He remained as resident priest in the newly created Imeall Bóirne pastoral area when he moved to Crusheen in 2007.

Nash was appointed Diocesan Secretary in 2010, while continuing his ministry in Imeall Bóirne. He was appointed episcopal vicar for pastoral development for the diocese in 2016.

Episcopal ministry Nash was appointed Bishop-elect of Ferns by Pope Francis on 11 June 2021, succeeding Denis Brennan. He was consecrated by the Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell, on 5 September in St. Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy.