- Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry
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Diocese of Derry
Dioecesis Derrienus
St Eugene's Cathedral viewed from the walls of DerryLocation Territory Most of County Londonderry, some parishes in counties Tyrone and Antrim and the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal Ecclesiastical province Province of Armagh Metropolitan Mostly in Northern Ireland, and partly in the Republic of Ireland Coordinates 54°59′42″N 7°19′34″W / 54.995°N 7.326°WCoordinates: 54°59′42″N 7°19′34″W / 54.995°N 7.326°W Statistics Area 965 sq mi (2,500 km2) Population
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237,747Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin Rite Cathedral St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry Patron saint St Eugene and St Columba Current leadership Pope Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Séamus Hegarty,
Bishop of DerryMetropolitan Archbishop Seán Baptist Brady,
Cardinal, Archbishop of ArmaghAuxiliary Bishop Francis Lagan,
Auxiliary Bishop of DerryEmeritus Bishops Edward Kevin Daly,
Bishop Emeritus of DerryMap 
The Diocese of Derry, shown in light blue,
within the Province of ArmaghWebsite derrydiocese.org The Diocese of Derry (Irish: Deoise Dhoire) is a diocese in the north of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The diocese was established in the year 1158.[1]
Contents
Ordinaries
Main article: Bishop of DerryThe current Ordinary is His Lordship the Most Rev. Dr. Seamus Hegarty, DD. The following is a basic list of the post-Reformation Roman Catholic bishops and vicars apostolic.[2][3]
- Redmond O'Gallagher (1569–1601)
- See vacant (1601–1622)
- Luke Rochford, vicar apostolic (appointed 1622)
- Terence Kelly, vicar apostolic (1629–1668)
- Eugene Conwell, vicar apostolic (appointed 1671)
- Bernard O'Cahan, vicar apostolic (1684–1711)
- Fergus Laurence Lea (1694–c.1696)
- See vacant (1711–1720)
- Terence Donnelly (1720–unknown)
- Neil Conway (1727–1738)
- Michael O'Reilly (1739–1749)
- John Brullaghhaun (1749–1750)
- Patrick Bradley, O.P. (1751–1752)
- John MacColgan (1752–1765)
- Phillip MacDevitt (1766–1797)
- Charles O'Donnell (1797–1824)
- Peter MacLaughlin (1824–1840)
- John MacLaughlin (1840–1864)
- Francis Kelly (1864–1889)
- John Keys O'Doherty (1889–1907)
- Charles MacHugh (1907–1926)
- Bernard O'Kane (1926–1939)
- Neil Farren (1939–1973)
- Edward Daly (1974–1993)
- Séamus Hegarty (1994–present)
See also
- Diocese of Derry and Raphoe (Church of Ireland)
References
- ^ "Diocese of Derry". Giga-Catholic Information. http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/derr0.htm.
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 422–423. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ "Diocese of Derry". Catholic Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dderr.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
External links
- Diocese of Derry – official website
Province of Cardiff Province of Liverpool Province of Southwark Province of Westminster Province of Glasgow Province of Edinburgh Province of Armagh Archdiocese of Armagh · Diocese of Clogher · Diocese of Down and Connor · Diocese of Derry · Diocese of Dromore · Diocese of KilmoreRoman Catholic dioceses in Ireland Province of Armagh Province of Cashel Province of Dublin Province of Tuam Categories:- Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry
- Religion in County Londonderry
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