The Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, one of the suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of Armagh. The episcopal title takes its name after the town of Ardagh in County Longford and the monastery of Clonmacnoise in County Offaly, Ireland.
Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise | |
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| Bishopric | |
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| Incumbent: Paul Connell | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Armagh |
| Information | |
| First holder | Anthony Blake |
| Established | 1756 |
| Diocese | Ardagh and Clonmacnoise |
| Cathedral | St Mel's Cathedral, Longford |
The union of the sees of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, which had been proposed in 1709, was carried into effect following the death of Stephen MacEgan, Bishop of Meath on 30 May 1756, who had been administering the see of Clonmacnoise.[1][2] Augustine Cheevers, Bishop of Ardagh, was translated to the see of Meath on 7 August 1756, and Anthony Blake was appointed as the first bishop of the united see of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise on 11 August 1756.[1][2]
List of bishops
edit| List of Bishops of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1756 | 1758 | Anthony Blake | Appointed on 11 August 1756. Translated to Armagh on 21 August 1758. |
| 1758 | 1788 | James Brady | Appointed on 21 August 1758. Died in office on 11 January 1788. |
| 1788 | 1812 | John Cruise | Appointed on 10 June and consecrated on 17 August 1788. Died in office on 28 June 1812. |
| 1815 | 1829 | James Magauran | Appointed on 12 March 1815. Died in office on 3 June 1829. |
| 1829 | 1853 | William O'Higgins | Appointed on 2 October and consecrated on 30 November 1829. Died in office on 3 January 1853. |
| 1853 | 1867 | John Kilduff | Appointed on 29 April and consecrated on 29 June 1853. Died in office on 21 June 1867. |
| 1868 | 1870 | Neal McCabe, C.M. | Appointed on 29 November 1867 and consecrated on 2 February 1868. Died in office on 22 July 1870. |
| 1871 | 1878 | George Michael Conroy | Appointed on 19 February and consecrated on 11 April 1871. Died in office on 4 August 1878. |
| 1879 | 1895 | Bartholomew Woodlock | Appointed 4 April and consecrated on 1 June 1879; resigned on 12 February 1895 and given the title in partibus of Bishop of Trapezopolis. Died on 13 December 1902. |
| 1895 | 1927 | Joseph Hoare | Appointed 8 February and consecrated on 19 March 1895. Died in office on 14 April 1927. |
| 1927 | 1966 | James Joseph MacNamee | Appointed on 20 June and consecrated on 31 July 1927. Died in office on 24 April 1966. |
| 1967 | 1982 | Cahal Brendan Daly | Appointed on 26 May and consecrated on 16 July 1967. Translated to Down and Connor on 24 August 1982. |
| 1983 | 2013 | Colm O'Reilly | Appointed on 24 February and consecrated on 10 April 1983. Resigned on 17 July 2013. |
| 2013 | 2021 | Francis Duffy | Appointed on 17 July [3][4][5] and consecrated on 6 October 2013. Translated to Tuam on 10 November 2021.[3] |
| 2023 | present | Paul Connell | Appointed on 5 April 2023. |
| Source(s):[6][7][8] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 414.
- ^ a b Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, vol. IX, p. 341.
- ^ a b "Bishop Francis Duffy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Pope Francis appoints Father Francis Duffy as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois". Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine". The Holy See (in Italian). 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Diocese of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 414–415.
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, vol. IX, pp. 340–341.
Bibliography
edit- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 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. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.