- Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe
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Diocese of Raphoe
Dioecesis Rapotensis
The Cathedral of Saints Eunan and Colmcille, Letterkenny, the episcopal seat of the bishops of RaphoeLocation Country Republic of Ireland Territory Most of County Donegal Ecclesiastical province Province of Armagh Statistics Area 1,556 sq mi (4,030 km2) Population
- Catholics
81,250Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin Rite Established 1111 Cathedral St Eunan's Cathedral, Letterkenny Patron saint St Eunan and St Columba Current leadership Pope Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D.
Bishop of RaphoeMetropolitan Archbishop Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady,
Archbishop of ArmaghMap 
The Diocese of Raphoe, shown in green, within the Ecclesiastical Province of ArmaghWebsite raphoediocese.ie The Diocese of Raphoe (Irish: Deoise Caitliceach Ráth Bhoth) is a Roman Catholic diocese in north-western Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which are subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh.[1] The present Bishop of Raphoe is The Most Rev. Dr. Philip Boyce, D.D., O.C.D.. He was enthroned as bishop on 1 October 1995.
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Geographic remit
The See covers most of County Donegal in the civil province of Ulster. It contains 33 parishes. The bishop's residence - Ard Adomnán - is in the town of Letterkenny. It is located beside the Parochial House near the Cathedral of St. Eunan and St Columba which is dedicated to the joint patrons of the diocese - Saints Eunan (also known as Adomnán) and Columcille (also known as Columba).
Ordinaries
Main article: Bishop of RaphoeThe following is a basic list of the bishops of Raphoe since 1725:[2][3][4]
- James O'Gallagher (1725–1737)
- Daniel O'Gallagher, O.F.M. (1737–1749)
- Anthony O'Donnell, O.F.M. (1750–1755)
- Nathaniel O'Donnell (1755–1758)
- Philip O'Reilly (1759–1782)
- Anthony Coyle (1782–1801)
- Peter McLaughlin (1802–1819)
- Patrick McGettigan (1820–1861)
- Daniel McGettigan (1861–1870)
- James McDevitt (1871–1879)
- Michael Logue (1879–1887)
- Patrick O'Donnell (cardinal) (1888–1922)
- William MacNeely (1923–1963)
- Anthony Columba McFeely (1965–1982)
- Séamus Hegarty (1982–1994)
- Philip Boyce, O.C.D. (1995–present)
See also
- Sexual abuse scandal in Raphoe diocese
- Diocese of Derry and Raphoe (Church of Ireland)
References
- ^ Archdiocese of Armagh. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 441–442. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. New History of Ireland: Volume XI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 352–354. ISBN 0198217455.
- ^ Diocese of Raphoe. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 26 April 2010.
External links
- Diocese of Raphoe (Official Website)
- Diocese of Raphoe (Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference)
- Diocese of Raphoe (Catholic-Hierarchy website)
- Diocese of Raphoe (Giga-Catholic Information)
- Raphoe: Profile of the diocese (CatholicCity.com, from Catholic Encyclopedia)
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