Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe
| Diocese of Raphoe Dioecesis Rapotensis |
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 The Cathedral of Saints Eunan and Colmcille, Letterkenny, the episcopal seat of the bishops of Raphoe |
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| Location | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Donegal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Armagh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,556 sq mi (4,030 km2) |
| Population - Catholics |
81,250 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1111 |
| Cathedral | St Eunan's Cathedral, Letterkenny |
| Patron saint | St Eunan and St Columba |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Pope Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Philip Boyce, O.C.D. Bishop of Raphoe |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady, Archbishop of Armagh |
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.png){kind=spacer} The Diocese of Raphoe, shown in green, within the Ecclesiastical Province of Armagh |
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| Website | |
| raphoediocese.ie | |
The Diocese of Raphoe (Irish: Deoise Caitliceach Ráth Bhoth) is a Roman Catholic diocese in north-western Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which are subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh.[1] The current Bishop of Raphoe is The Most Rev. Dr. Philip Boyce, D.D., O.C.D.. He was enthroned as bishop on 1 October 1995.
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[edit] Geographic remit
The See covers most of County Donegal in the civil province of Ulster. It contains 33 parishes. The bishop's residence - Ard Adomnán - is in the town of Letterkenny. It is located beside the Parochial House near the Cathedral of St. Eunan and St Columba which is dedicated to the joint patrons of the diocese - Saints Eunan (also known as Adomnán) and Columcille (also known as Columba).
[edit] Ordinaries
The following is a basic list of the bishops of Raphoe since 1725:[2][3][4]
- James O'Gallagher (1725–1737)
- Daniel O'Gallagher, O.F.M. (1737–1749)
- Anthony O'Donnell, O.F.M. (1750–1755)
- Nathaniel O'Donnell (1755–1758)
- Philip O'Reilly (1759–1782)
- Anthony Coyle (1782–1801)
- Peter McLaughlin (1802–1819)
- Patrick McGettigan (1820–1861)
- Daniel McGettigan (1861–1870)
- James McDevitt (1871–1879)
- Michael Logue (1879–1887)
- Patrick O'Donnell (cardinal) (1888–1922)
- William MacNeely (1923–1963)
- Anthony Columba McFeely (1965–1982)
- Séamus Hegarty (1982–1994)
- Philip Boyce, O.C.D. (1995–present)
[edit] See also
- Sexual abuse scandal in Raphoe diocese
- Diocese of Derry and Raphoe (Church of Ireland)
[edit] References
- ^ Archdiocese of Armagh. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 441–442. 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. New History of Ireland: Volume XI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 352–354. ISBN 0198217455.
- ^ Diocese of Raphoe. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 26 April 2010.
[edit] External links
- Diocese of Raphoe (Official Website)
- Diocese of Raphoe (Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference)
- Diocese of Raphoe (Catholic-Hierarchy website)
- Diocese of Raphoe (Giga-Catholic Information)
- Raphoe: Profile of the diocese (CatholicCity.com, from Catholic Encyclopedia)
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