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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Clonard (English, Irish Gaelic? Cluain Iraird ) was a medieval diocese (originally abbey nullius) in Ireland until its 1202 suppression, which became a modern Latin Catholic titular see.
The see of Clonard has its origins in the 520 established of the Abbacy nullius of Clonard, a typically Irish 'abbey-bishop', the major one of a cluster including Duleek, Trim, Kenlis (= Kells), Ardbraccan, Dunsaghlin, Slane and Foure, some of which are at least as old.
In 1969 the diocese was nominally restored as Latin Titular bishopric of Cluain Iraird (Curiate Italian) / Clonard / Clonerden(sis) (Latin adjective).
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :
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Clonard may refer to:
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