- Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry
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Diocese of Achonry
Dioecesis Achadensis
The Cathedral of the Annunciation and St. Nathy, BallaghaderreenLocation Country Republic of Ireland Territory Parts of counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo Ecclesiastical province Province of Tuam Statistics Area 560 sq mi (1,500 km2) Population
- Catholics
34,826Information 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 Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Brendan Kelly,
Bishop of AchonryMetropolitan Archbishop Michael Neary,
Archbishop of TuamEmeritus Bishops Thomas Flynn,
Bishop Emeritus of AchonryMap 
The Diocese of Achrony, shown in orange,
within the Province of TuamWebsite 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]
Contents
Ordinaries
Main article: Bishop of AchonryList 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
- Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry (Church of Ireland)
References
- ^ Patrons of the diocese of Achonry, Ireland. Saints.com. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ a b Diocese of Achonry. Retrieved on 14 January 2009.
- ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 328–29 and 412–13. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Diocese of Achonry. Catholic-Hierachy. Retrieved on 14 January 2009.
External links
- Official Diocesan website
- Diocese of Achonry. Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference website.
- Diocese of Achonry. Catholic-Hierarchy website.
- Diocese of Achonry. Giga-Catholic website.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). "The Diocese of Achonry". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.Roman Catholic dioceses in Ireland Province of Armagh Province of Cashel Province of Dublin Province of Tuam Archdiocese of Tuam · Diocese of Achonry · Diocese of Clonfert · Diocese of Elphin · Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora · Diocese of KillalaCategories:
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