See also
- Saint Finbarre's Cathedral, Cork (Church of Ireland)
- Saint Fachtna's Cathedral, Ross (Church of Ireland)
The Bishop of Cork and Ross is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Cork and the County Cork town of Rosscarbery in the Republic of Ireland. The combined title was first used by the Church of Ireland from 1638 to 1660 and again from 1679 to 1835. At present the title is being used by the Roman Catholic Church.
The Church of Ireland title was formed when the bishopric of Cork, Cloyne and Ross was separated in 1638 into bishopric of Cork and Ross and the bishopric of Cloyne. They were reunited in 1660, but again were separated in 1679. Since 1835, the sees of Cork, Cloyne and Ross have again been reunited under one bishop.
| List of Church of Ireland Bishops of Cork and Ross [1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1638 | 1649 | William Chappell | Nominated 30 August 1638; consecrated 11 November 1638; died 13 May 1649 |
| 1649 | 1660 | See vacant | |
| 1660 | 1679 | See was part of the united the bishopric of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. | |
| 1679 | 1699 | Edward Wetenhall | Nominated 3 February 1679; consecrated 23 March 1679; translated to Kilmore and Ardagh 18 April 1699 |
| 1699 | 1709 | Dive Downes | Nominated 3 March 1699; consecrated 4 June 1699; died 13 November 1709. |
| 1709 | 1735 | Peter Browne | Nominated 26 December 1709; consecrated 8 April 1710; died 25 August 1735 |
| 1735 | 1745 | Robert Clayton | Translated from Killala; nominated 22 November 1735; letters patent 19 December 1735; translated to Clogher 26 August 1745 |
| 1745 | 1772 | Jemmett Browne | Translated from Dromore; nominated 3 August 1745; letters patent 27 August 1745; translated to Elphin 6 March 1772 |
| 1772 | 1788 | Isaac Mann | Nominated 27 January 1772; consecrated 15 March 1772; died 10 December 1788 |
| 1789 | 1789 | Euseby Cleaver | Translated from Dromore; nominated 21 March 1789; consecrated 28 March 1789; translated to Ferns 13 June 1789 |
| 1789 | 1790 | William Foster | Nominated 5 June 1789; consecrated 14 June 1789; translated to Kilmore 11 June 1790 |
| 1790 | 1794 | William Bennet | Nominated 7 May 1790; consecrated 13 June 1790; translated to Cloyne 27 June 1794 |
| 1794 | 1805 | Hon. Thomas Stopford | Nominated 20 May 1794; consecrated 29 June 1794; died 24 January 1805 |
| 1805 | 1807 | Lord John Beresford | Nominated 13 February 1805; consecrated 29 March 1805; translated to Raphoe 10 August 1807 |
| 1807 | 1831 | Hon. Thomas St Lawrence | Nominated 3 September 1807; consecrated 27 September 1807; died 10 February 1831. |
| 1831 | 1835 | Samuel Kyle | Nominated 3 March 1831; consecrated 27 March 1831; became Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 14 September 1835; died 18 May 1848; |
| Since 1835, the see has again been part of the united diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. | |||
The Roman Catholic title was formed by the union of the bishoprics of Cork and Ross on 19 April 1958.
The current bishop is the Most Reverend Fintan Gavin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross who was appointed by the Holy See on 8 April 2019 and was installed at the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork, on 30 June 2019.
| List of Roman Catholic Bishops of Cork and Ross [2] [3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1958 | 1980 | Cornelius Lucey | Appointed Bishop of Cork in 1952 and Apostolic Administrator of Ross in 1954; became bishop of the united diocese of Cork and Ross on 19 April 1958; resigned 23 August 1980; died 24 September 1982 |
| 1980 | 1996 | Michael Murphy | Appointed coadjutor bishop of Cork and Ross 1 April 1976; ordained bishop 23 May 1976; succeeded 23 August 1980; died 7 October 1996 |
| 1997 | 2019 | John Buckley | Appointed auxiliary bishop of Cork and Ross 16 March 1984; ordained bishop 29 April 1984; succeeded 19 December 1997; retired 30 June 2019 |
| 2019 | present | Fintan Gavin | Appointed bishop of Cork and Ross 8 April 2019; ordained bishop 30 June 2019; |
The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Province of Dublin.
The Bishop of Killala is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.
The Diocese of Cork and Ross is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly.
The Diocese of Cork was established in the seventh century. The diocese of Cork was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail on an ancient bishopric founded by Saint Finbarr in the sixth-century. On 30 July 1326, Pope John XXII, on the petition of King Edward II of England, issued a papal bull for the union of the bishoprics of Cork and Cloyne, the union to take effect on the death of either bishop. The union should have taken effect on the death of Philip of Slane in 1327, however, bishops were still appointed to each separate bishopric. The union eventually took place with Jordan Purcell appointed bishop of the united see of Cork and Cloyne in 1429.
The Bishop of Achonry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Achonry in County Sligo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.
Events from the year 1747 in Ireland.
The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore, County Cavan in Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.
The Bishop of Ferns is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.
The Bishop of Kildare was an episcopal title which took its name after the town of Kildare in County Kildare, Ireland. The title is no longer in use by any of the main Christian churches having been united with other bishoprics. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title has been merged with that of the bishopric of Leighlin and is currently held by the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. In the Church of Ireland, the title has been merged with that of the bishopric of Meath and is currently held by the Bishop of Meath and Kildare.
The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title that takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is a separate title; but, in the Church of Ireland, it has been united with other bishoprics.
The Bishop of Limerick is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Limerick in the Province of Munster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it still continues as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.
The Bishop of Kilfenora was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Kilfenora in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, the title is now united with other bishoprics.
The Bishop of Cork and Cloyne was an episcopal title which took its name after the city of Cork and the town of Cloyne in southern Ireland.
The Diocese of Ross was a separate diocese situated in south-west Ireland. Following the Reformation, there were two dioceses. In the Church of Ireland, the diocese is now part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is part of the Diocese of Cork and Ross. In the 19th century, an exclave of the diocese existed around that part of the Beara peninsula in County Cork including the area around Glengariff though not as far east as Bantry. The main diocesan territory was centred on the towns of Baltimore, Skibbereen, Rosscarbery and Clonakilty which lie along the modern national road N71.
The Bishop of Ross was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the town of Rosscarbery in County Cork, Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland it is held by the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and in the Roman Catholic Church it is held by the Bishop of Cork and Ross.
The Bishop of Cork was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the city of Cork in Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland it is held by the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and in the Roman Catholic Church it is held by the Bishop of Cork and Ross.
The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, also referred to as the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, is a diocese in the Church of Ireland. The diocese is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. It is the see of the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the result of a combination of the bishoprics of Cork and Cloyne and Ross in 1583, the separation of Cork and Ross and Cloyne in 1660, and the re-combination of Cork and Ross and Cloyne in 1835.
The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the monastic settlement originally founded at Daire Calgach and later known as Daire Colm Cille, Anglicised as Derry. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.
Edward Synge was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as the Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe (1661–1663) and subsequently the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (1663–1678).
The Diocese of Cloyne is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel.
