Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland star ordained a Roman Catholic priest
Ex-Norwich and Cardiff midfielder Philip Mulryne ordained in Dublin by the Archbishop Joseph Di Noia
FORMER Manchester United midfielder Philip Mulryne has been ordained a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order.
The 39-year-old, who once earned £600,000-a-year during his playing days, has now also taken a vow of poverty.
Fr Mulryne was ordained in Dublin on Saturday.
Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia travelled over to the Republic of Ireland from Rome for the ceremony.
The ex-Norwich City star was ordained a deacon in October last year.
Mulryne was a product of the Manchester United youth academy and made his debut for Sir Alex Ferguson’s in 1997.
He only made one Premier League appearance for the Red Devils before he moved to Carrow Road.
His time at Norwich was undoubtedly the best of his career and he played over 160 matches for the club during a six-year stint.
Mulryne was also recognised at international level, winning 27 caps for Northern Ireland and scoring three times.
Following his time in East Anglia, he went on to play for Cardiff City and Leyton Orient before a spell at non-league King’s Lynn.
He officially retired from football in 2009 and entered the Diocesan Seminary of Saint Malachy’s Belfast to begin his journey to ordination.
Mulryne studied philosophy at Queens University in Belfast for two years and at the Maryvale Institute.
He then went to the Pontifical Irish College in Rome to study theology for a year at the Gregorian University.
In 2012 he entered the Dominican Novitiate House in Cork.
