Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry

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Diocese of Achonry

Dioecesis Achadensis
Ballaghaderreen Cathedral 5385.jpg
The Cathedral of the Annunciation and St. Nathy, Ballaghaderreen
Location
Country Republic of Ireland
Territory Parts of counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo
Ecclesiastical province Province of Tuam
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
36,700
35,100 (95.6%)
Parishes 23
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established Between 1111 and 1152
Cathedral Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen
Patron saint St Nathy and St Attracta [1]
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Brendan Kelly,
Bishop of Achonry
Metropolitan Archbishop Michael Neary,
Archbishop of Tuam
Map
The Diocese of Achrony within the Province of Tuam
The Diocese of Achrony within the Province of Tuam
Website
achonrydiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry (Irish: Deoise Achadh Conaire) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the western part of Ireland. It is one of the five suffragan sees of the Archdiocese of Tuam.[2] The diocese was often called the "bishopric of Luighne" in the Irish annals. It was not established at the Synod of Rathbreasail, but Máel Ruanaid Ua Ruadáin signed as "bishop of Luighne" at the Synod of Kells.[3]

At present there are twenty-three parishes in the diocese, located in Counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. There are thirty-six priests involved in full-time parish ministry and seven involved in secondary education. The current bishop, Brendan Kelly, was appointed on the 20 November 2007 and was ordained on the 27 January 2008. The previous bishop, Thomas Flynn, had served the diocese for thirty years. The Cathedral, dedicated to The Annunciation and St. Nathy, is in Ballaghaderreen and was built in the 1850s.[2]

Geography

The diocese covers parts of counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. The largest towns are Charlestown, Kiltimagh and Swinford.

Ordinaries

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Main article: Bishop of Achonry

List of bishops since the Reformation:[3][4]

  • Thomas O'Fihely (1547–1555)
  • Cormac O'Coyn (1556–1561)
  • Eugene O'Hart (1562–1603)
  • See vacant (1603–1629)
  • Andrew Lynch (Vicar Apostolic, appointed 1629)
  • James Fallon (Vicar Apostolic 1631–1662)
  • Maurice Durcan (Vicar Apostolic, appointed 1677)
  • Hugh MacDermot (Vicar Apostolic 1684–1707, Bishop 1707–1725)
  • Dominic O’Daly (1725–1735)
  • John O'Hart (1735–1739)
  • Walter Blake (1739–1758)
  • Patrick Robert Kirwan (1758–1776)
  • Philip Phillips (1776–1785)
  • Boetius Egan (1785–1787)
  • Thomas O'Connor (1788–1803)
  • Charles Lynagh (1803–1808)
  • John O'Flynn (1809–1817)
  • Patrick MacNicholas (1818–1852)
  • Patrick Durcan (1852–1875)
  • Francis McCormack (1875–1887)
  • John Lyster (1888–1911)
  • Patrick Morrisroe (1911–1946)
  • James Fergus (1947–1976)
  • Thomas Flynn (1976–2007)
  • Brendan Kelly (2007–present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Patrons of the diocese of Achonry, Ireland. Saints.com. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Diocese of Achonry. Retrieved on 14 January 2009.
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  4. ↑ Diocese of Achonry. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 14 January 2009.

External links

Attribution

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