Bishop of Clogher

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The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.

History

Clogher is one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 and consists of much of south west Ulster, taking in most of counties Fermanagh and Monaghan and parts of Tyrone, Cavan, Leitrim and Donegal. Frequently in the Irish annals the Bishop of Clogher was styled the Bishop of Oirialla. Between circa 1140 to circa 1190, County Louth was transferred from the see of Armagh to the see of Clogher. During this period the Bishop of Clogher used the style Bishop of Louth. The title Bishop of Clogher was resumed after 1193, when County Louth was restored to the see of Armagh.

Present Ordinaries

In the Church of Ireland

The present Church of Ireland bishop is the Right Reverend John Francis McDowell, who was appointed by the House of Bishops on 30 May 2011 and consecrated a bishop on 23 September^[1]. The Church of Ireland bishop is unique in having two diocesan cathedrals within a single diocese, with one Dean and chapter between them: the Cathedral Church of Saint Macartan, Clogher and the Cathedral Church of Saint Macartin, Enniskillen.^[2][3]

In the Roman Catholic Church

The current Roman Catholic bishop is the Most Reverend Dr Joseph Duffy who was appointed by the Holy See on 7 July 1979 and ordained bishop on 2 September 1979.^[4] Bishop Duffy's resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on 6 May 2010 who also named Monsignor Liam MacDaid to be his successor. Mgr MacDaid will assume governance of the diocese upon his Episcopal Ordiantion. The Roman Catholic bishop's seat (cathedra) is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Macartin, Monaghan.^[5][6]

Pre-Reformation bishops

Pre-Reformation Bishops of Clogher [7][8]
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
unknown	1135	Cináeth Ua Baígill	Died in office
1135	1138	Christian of Clogher Irish: Gilla Críst Ua Morgair	Died in office
1138	1178	Áed Ua Cáellaide	Regular Canon; styled bishop of Louth from 1140; resigned before May 1178; died 29 March 1182; also known as Edanus
1178	1186/87	Mael Ísu Ua Cerbaill	Elected before 18 May 1178 and styled bishop of Louth; also became Archbishop of Armagh in 1184; died 1186 or 1187; also known as Maelisu O'Carroll and Malachias
c.1187	1193	Gilla Críst Ua Mucaráin	Styled bishop of Louth; died in office; also known as Christianus
1194	1197	Máel Ísu Ua Máel Chiaráin OCist	Died in office
c.1197	1218	Gilla Tigernaig Mac Gilla Rónáin	Died in office; also known as Thomas
c.1218	1227	Donatus Ó Fidabra	Translated to Armagh circa August 1227
1227	1240	Nehemias Ó Brácáin OCist	Elected in September 1227; consecrated circa 1228; died before 15 November 1240
1240	1245	See vacant	Probably due to the action by Archbishop Donatus Ó Fidabra of Armagh who was seeking to unite the two sees of Armagh and Clogher.
c.1245	1267	David Ó Brácáin OCist	Elected circa 1245; died in office
1268	1287	Michael Mac an tSáir	Elected in 1268; consecrated 9 September 1268; resigned before 1287; died 1288
1287	1310	Matthaeus Mac Cathasaig (older)	Elected in 1287; consecrated 29 June 1287; died circa 1310
fl.1310	c.1316	Henricus	Died in office circa 1316
c.1316	1319	Gelasius alias Cornelius Ó Bánáin	Elected and consecrated circa 1316; died 1319
1320	1356	Nicolaus Mac Cathasaigh	Elected 23 February 1320; consecrated in 1320; died 1356
1356	1358	Brian Mac Cathmhaoil	Elected after September 1356; appointed circa 1357; died 1358; also known as Bernardus
c.1361	unknown	Matthaeus Mac Cathasaigh (younger)	Elected circa 1361; consecrated after February 1362;
unknown	1369	Aodh Ó hEóthaigh	Died 27 July 1369; also known as Odo (or Hugh) Ó Neill
1373	c.1389	Johannes Ó Corcráin OSB	Appointed 6 April 1373; died circa 1389; also known as Johannes Würzburg
1390	1432	Art Mac Cathmhaoil	Appointed 15 February 1390; consecrated before 28 April 1390; died 10 August 1432
1433	1447	Piaras Mag Uidhir	Appointed 31 August 1433; resigned before July 1447; died 5 December 1450; also known as Petrus
1447	1483	Rossa mac Tomáis Óig Mág Uidhir	Appointed 21 July 1447; consecrated before 6 January 1450; died 1483; also known as Rogerius or Ross Maguire
1475		(Florence Woolley OSB)	Appointed 20 November 1475 on apparently the false news of Bishop Rossa's resignation; did not get possession of the see; acted as a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Norwich from 1478 until his death in 1500
1484		(Niall mac Séamuis Mac Mathghamhna)	Appointed before 14 June 1484, but the papal bulls were not expedited; died 1488
1484	1502	John Edmund de Courcy OFM	Appointed 14 June 1484; papal bulls expedited 12 September 1484; also appointed to Ross 26 September 1492, but did not renounce his claim to Clogher until 1502
1494		(Séamus mac Pilib Mac Mathghamhna)	Appointed 5 November 1494, but did take effect; later became Bishop of Derry 26 November 1503; also known as James McMahon
1500	1502	(Andreas)	Appointed as coadjutor bishop to Bishop de Courcy on 10 June 1500; the see was declared void by the resignation of Bishop de Courcy when Nehemias Ó Cluainín was appointed in January 1502
1502	1503	Nehemias Ó Cluainín OESA	Appointed 24 January 1502; resigned 1503
1504		Giolla Pádraig Ó Connálaigh	Appointed 6 March 1504; died before December 1504; also known as Patricius
1505	1515	Eoghan Mac Cathmhaoil	Appointed 4 April 1505; died 1515; also known as Eugenius or Owen McCaul
1517	1534	Pádraig Ó Cuilín OESA	Appointed 11 February 1517; died before 26 March 1534; also known as Patrick O'Cullen

Post-Reformation bishops

Church of Ireland succession

Church of Ireland Bishops of Clogher [9][10]
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1535	1569	Hugh O'Carolan	Papal appointment 6 August 1535; consecrated in January 1537; renounced papal appointment 1 October 1542; confirmed (re-appointed) by King Henry VIII 8 October 1542; died in office
1570	1571	Miler Magrath	Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor; accepted royal supremacy in 1567; appointed to Clogher by letters patent 18 September 1570; translated to Cashel 3 February 1571
1571	1605	See vacant	Denis Campbell, Dean of Limerick, was nominated to be bishop of Clogher, Derry and Raphoe in 1603, but died before consecration in July 1603
1605	1621	George Montgomery	Nominated 15 February 1605; letters patent 13 June 1605; also held Derry and Raphoe 1605 to 1609, and Meath 1609 to 1621; died in office 15 January 1621
1621	1645	James Spottiswood	Nominated 20 January 1621; mandate for consecration 22 October 1621; died in March 1645; his brother John Spottiswood was Archbishop of St Andrews 1615-1639
1645	1661	Henry Jones	Nominated 29 September and consecrated 9 November 1645; translated to Meath 25 May 1661; his father Lewis Jones was Bishop of Killaloe 1633-1646
1661	1671	John Leslie	Translated from Raphoe; nominated 29 April 1661; letters patent 17 June 1661; died 8 September 1671
1671	1672	Robert Leslie	Translated from Raphoe; letters patent 26 October 1671; died 10 August 1672
1672	1687	Roger Boyle	Translated from Down and Connor; nominated 29 August 1672; letters patent 19 September 1672; died 26 November 1687
1687	1690	See vacant
1691	1697	Richard Tennison	Translated from Killala and Achonry; nominated 4 December 1690; letters patent 28 February 1691; translated to Meath 25 June 1697
1697	1717	St George Ashe	Translated from Cloyne; nominated 1 June 1697; letters patent 25 June 1697; translated to Derry 25 February 1717
1717	1745	John Stearne	Translated from Dromore; nominated 28 February 1717; letters patent 30 March 1717; died 6 June 1745
1745	1758	Robert Clayton	Translated from Cork and Ross; nominated 3 August 1745; letters patent 26 August 1745; died 26 February 1758
1758	1782	John Garnett	Translated from Ferns and Leighlin; nominated 14 March 1758; letters patent 4 April 1758; died 1 March 1782
1782	1795	Sir John Hotham Bt	Translated from Ossory; nominated 11 April 1782; letters patent 17 May 1782; also succeeded as 9th Baronet Hotham of Scarborough 25 January 1794; died 3 November 1795
1796	1797	William Foster	Translated from Kilmore; nominated 26 December 1795; letters patent 21 January 1796; died before 4 November 1797
1797	1819	John Porter	Translated to Killala and Achonry; nominated 18 December 1797; letters 30 December 1797; died 27 July 1819
1819	1820	Lord John Beresford	Translated from Raphoe; nominated 29 August 1819; letters patent 25 September 1819; translated to Dublin 21 April 1820
1820	1822	Hon Percy Jocelyn	Translated from Ferns and Leighlin; nominated and letters patent 3 April 1820; deprived 21 October 1822; died 2 December 1843
1822	1850	Lord Robert Tottenham	Translated from Ferns and Leighlin; nominated 26 November 1822; letters patent 21 December 1822; died 28 April 1850; his father was Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely
In 1850, the Diocese of Clogher was united to the Diocese of Armagh
1850	1862	Lord John Beresford	Formerly bishop of Clogher 1819-1820; he was Arcbishop of Dublin 1820-1822, then Archbishop of Armagh 1822-1862; became Bishop of Clogher again in 1850; died 18 July 1862
1862	1885	Marcus Beresford	Translated from Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh; appointed Archbishop of Armagh and Bishop of Clogher by letters patent 15 October 1862; died 26 December 1885
In 1886, the Diocese of Clogher was separated from the Diocese of Armagh
1886	1902	Charles Stack	Elected 4 June 1886 and consecrated 29 June 1886; resigned 31 December 1902; died 9 January 1914
1903	1907	Charles D'Arcy	Elected 21 January and consecrated 24 February 1903; translated to Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin 6 November 1907
1908	1923	Maurice Day	Elected 19 December 1907; consecrated 25 January 1908; died 27 May 1923
1923	1943	James MacManaway	Elected 9 November and consecrated 6 August 1923; resigned 30 September 1943; died 29 November 1947
1944	1958	Richard Tyner	Elected 9 November 1943; consecrated 6 January 1944; died 6 April 1958
1958	1969	Alan Buchanan	Elected 17 June and consecrated 29 September 1958; translated to Dublin 22 November 1969
1970	1973	Richard Hanson	Elected 9 December 1969; consecrated 17 March 1970; resigned 31 March 1973
1973	1980	Robert Heavener	Elected and consecrated in 1973; retired in 1980; died 8 March 2005.[11]
1980	1986	Gordon McMullan	Elected 13 June and consecrated 7 September 1980; translated to Down and Dromore in 1986.[12]
1986	2001	Brian Hannon	Elected and consecrated in 1986; retired 5 October 2001.[13]
2002	2011	Michael Jackson	Elected 21 November 2001; consecrated 6 March 2002; translated to Dublin & Glendalough, 8 May 2011
2011	present	John Francis McDowell	Appointed by the House of Bishops 30 May 2011; consecrated 23 September[14].

Roman Catholic succession

Roman Catholic Bishops of Clogher [15][16]
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1546	1560	Raymund MacMahon	Appointed 27 August 1546; died circa 1560
1560	1592	Cornelius MacArdel	Appointed 29 May 1560; died circa 1592
1592	1609	See vacant
1609	1611	Eugene Matthews	Appointed 31 August 1609; translated to Dublin 2 May 1611
1611	1622	See vacant
apptd. 1622		Patrick Quinn	Appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see by papal brief 30 July 1622
1627 to 1642 (as vicar apostolic)		Heber MacMahon	Appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see by papal brief 17 November 1627; translated to Down and Connor 10 March 1642, but translated back to Clogher as bishop 27 June 1643; died 17 July 1650
1643 to 1650 (as bishop)
apptd. 1651		Philip Crolly	Appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see by papal brief 15 November 1651 and re-appointed 17 April 1657
1671	1675	Patrick Duffy OFM	Appointed 26 May 1671; died 1 August 1675
1676	1689	Patrick Tyrrell OFM	Appointed 13 May 1676; also became apostolic administrator of Kilmore 1678-1689; translated to Meath 24 January 1689
1689	1707	See vacant
1707	1715	Hugh MacMahon	Appointed 15 March 1707; translated to Armagh 5 July 1715
1715	1727	See vacant
1727	1737	Bernard MacMahon	Appointed 7 April 1727; translated to Armagh 8 November 1737
1738	1747	Ross MacMahon	Appointed 17 May 1738; translated to Armagh 3 August 1747
1747	1778	Daniel O’Reilly	Appointed 11 September 1747; died 24 March 1778
1778	1801	Hugh O'Reilly	Appointed coadjutor bishop 16 May 1777; succeeded 24 March 1778; died 3 November 1801
1801	1824	James Murphy	Appointed coadjutor bishop May 1798; succeeded 3 November 1801; died 19 November 1824
1824	1844	Edward Kernan	Appointed coadjutor bishop 18 August 1816; consecrated 11 (or 12) April 1818; succeeded 19 November 1824; died 20 February 1844
1844	1864	Charles McNally	Appointed coadjutor bishop 21 July 1843; consecrated 5 November 1843; succeeded 20 February 1844; died 20 November 1864
1864	1893	James Donnelly	Appointed 11 December 1864; consecrated 26 February 1865; died 29 December 1893
1894	1909	Richard Owens	Appointed 6 July 1894; consecrated 26 August 1894; died 3 March 1909
1909	1942	Patrick McKenna	Appointed 12 June 1909; consecrated 10 October 1909; died 7 February 1942
1943	1969	Eugene O'Callaghan	Appointed 17 February 1943; consecrated 4 April 1943; resigned 3 December 1969; died 21 May 1973
1969	1979	Patrick Mulligan	Appointed 3 December 1969; consecrated 18 January 1870; resigned 3 September 1979; 21 January 1991
1979	2010	Joseph Duffy	Appointed 7 July 1979; consecrated 2 September 1979; resigned 6 May 2010
2010	present	Liam MacDaid	Appointed 6 May 2010;

See also

• Diocese of Clogher (Church of Ireland)
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher

References

1. ^ http://ireland.anglican.org/news/3758
2. ^ "St. Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen". Church of Ireland. http://clogher.anglican.org/index.php?p=cathedrals. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
3. ^ "St. Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen". enniskillencathedral.com. http://www.enniskillencathedral.com/. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
4. ^ "Most Rev Joseph Duffy, Bishop of Clogher". Diocese of Clogher (Roman Catholic). http://www.clogherdiocese.ie/bishop-joseph-duffy. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
5. ^ "St. Macartan's Cathedral (Monaghan)". Parish of Monaghan and Rackwallace . http://www.monaghan-rackwallace.ie/parish-churches/cathedral. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
6. ^ "St. Macartin's Cathedral, Monaghan". ARCHiSEEK. http://ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/monaghan/monaghan/stmacartans.html. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
7. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 337–339. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
8. ^ Cotton, Henry (1849). The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Fasti ecclesiae Hiberniae. Vol. 3, The Province of Ulster. Dublin: Hodges and Smith. pp. 73–77. 
9. ^ Fryde, ibid., pp. 382-383.
10. ^ Cotton, ibid., pp. 77-84.
11. ^ "Standing Committee News - March 2005". Church of Ireland. 15-03-2005. http://www.ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=news&newsid=843. 
12. ^ Neill, Matthew (1995). "Rt Rev Gordon McMullan". Ecclesia De Drum: Recollections of the Parish of Drumbeg, Diocese of Down. http://lisburn.com/books/drumbeg/drumbeg2.html#mcmullan. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
13. ^ "Clogher Diocese says farewell to retiring bishop". Church of Ireland. 15-03-2005. http://www.ireland.anglican.org/archives/pressreleases/prarchive2001/hanpres.html. 
14. ^ http://ireland.anglican.org/news/3758
15. ^ Fryde, ibid., p. 418.
16. ^ "Diocese of Clogher". Catholic Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dclog.html. Retrieved 2009-06-21.