Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry

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Diocese of Achonry

Dioecesis Achadensis

Deoise Achadh Conaire
Ballaghaderreen Cathedral 5385.jpg
Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen
Location
Country Ireland
TerritoryParts of counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo
Ecclesiastical province Tuam
Statistics
Area346 sq mi (900 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2015)
39,000 (est.)
36,234 (92.9%)
Parishes23
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
EstablishedBetween 1111 and 1152
Cathedral Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen
Patron saint Nathy
Attracta
Secular priests 41 (diocesan)
1 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Francis Duffy,
Archbishop of Tuam
Apostolic Administrator Kevin Doran,
Bishop of Elphin
Map
Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry map.png
Website
achonrydiocese.org

The Diocese of Achonry (Irish : Deoise Achadh Conaire) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Ireland. It is one of the five suffragan sees of the Archdiocese of Tuam. [1] 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. [2]

Contents

At present there are twenty-three parishes in the diocese, located in Counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. There are twenty-six priests involved in full-time parish ministry and four involved in secondary education.

On 27 January 2020 Pope Francis appointed Paul Dempsey — parish priest of Newbridge — as the new Bishop of Achonry. [3] He received episcopal ordination in the diocesan cathedral, which is dedicated to The Annunciation and St. Nathy, in Ballaghaderreen, on 30 August 2020. [4]

Geography

The diocese covers parts of counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. The largest towns are Charlestown, Kiltimagh and Swinford.

Ordinaries

List of bishops since the Reformation: [2] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Diocese of Achonry. Retrieved on 14 January 2009.
  2. 1 2 Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S. & Roy, I. (23 February 1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 328–29 and 412–13. ISBN   978-0521563505.
  3. ↑ "Kildare priest appointed new Catholic bishop in west of Ireland". The Irish Times .
  4. ↑ "Bishop Paul Dempsey".
  5. ↑ "Diocese of Achonry". Catholic-Hierarchy. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. ↑ 'A Hidden Church: The Diocese of Achonry 1689-1818' by Liam Swords, published by Columba Press(1998).
  7. ↑ 'In Their Own Words: The Famine in North Connacht 1845-1849' by Liam Swords, published by Columba Press(1999).
  8. ↑ 'A Dominant Church: The Diocese of Achonry 1818-1960' by Liam Swords, published by Columba Press(2015).
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Wikisource-logo.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "The Diocese of Achonry". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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