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Diocese of Slane

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The Diocese of Slane was an Irish diocese created in 513 [1] by St Erc[2] with its seat at Slane. It was first subsumed by the Diocese of Meath[3] and is now within the Diocese of Meath and Kildare.

Pre-Reformation Bishops of Slane
From Until Incumbent Notes
unknown 847 Onchu
847 854 Sodamna Martyred by the Ostmen
854 867 Niallan
867 874 Maol Breedi

Other senior clergy

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Archdeacons of Slane
From Until Incumbent Notes
unknown 1042 Eochagan A celebrated author, Professor of Swords, he died at Cologne (Archdall)
1042 1053 Donell O'Cele

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 'Monasticum Hibernicum; or, an history of the abbeys, priories, and other religious houses in Ireland' Archdall,M. (Dublin: printed for Luke White, 1786)
  2. ^ O'Connor, Denis. "Diocese of Kerry and Aghadoe." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 17 December 2017
  3. ^ Cogan, Anthony (1862). The diocese of Meath: ancient and modern. Vol. 1. Dublin: J.F. Fowler.
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