- Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher
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For the Anglican diocese, see Diocese of Clogher (Church of Ireland).
Diocese of Clogher
Dioecesis Clogheriensis
Deoise ChlochairLocation Territory County Monaghan, most of County Fermanagh and parts of counties Tyrone, Donegal, Louth and Cavan Ecclesiastical province Province of Armagh Metropolitan Partly in the Republic of Ireland and partly in Northern Ireland Statistics Area 1,334 sq mi (3,460 km2) Population
- Catholics
86,047Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin Rite Cathedral St. Macartan’s Cathedral, Monaghan Patron saint St Macartan Current leadership Pope Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Liam McDaid,
Bishop-elect of ClogherMetropolitan Archbishop Seán Baptist Cardinal Brady,
Archbishop of ArmaghEmeritus Bishops Joseph Duffy,
Bishop Emeritus of ClogherMap 
The Diocese of Clogher, shown in pink,
within the Province of ArmaghWebsite clogherdiocese.ie The Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher (Irish: Deoise Chlochair) was formed in 1111 at the Synod of Rathbreasail as the see for the Kingdom of Uí Chremthainn. The Diocese consists of County Monaghan, much of County Fermanagh with parts of Counties Tyrone, and Donegal.[1] It is part of the Archdiocese of Armagh.
The original cathedral was in the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, site of a monastery founded in 454 by St. Macartan, who was appointed bishop by St. Patrick in the 5th century. Following the Reformation, Clogher Cathedral was taken over by the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic diocese was without a permanent see until 1851 when a decision was made to move to the larger town of Monaghan 32 kilometres south east of Clogher village. The foundation stone of a new Cathedral Church of St Macartan was laid in Monaghan in 1861.[2]
Today the diocese has a membership of over 100,000 parishioners spread across 37 parishes. The current bishop-elect of the Diocese of Clogher is the Most Reverend Liam McDaid, appointed on 6 May 2010.
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Domhnach Airigid
The shrine of the diocese originally housed a copy of the Gospels and the Cross of the Clogher Dicoese. According to tradition, these were originally given to St. Macartan by St. Patrick, although the manuscript as it exists today dates from the eighth century.[3] Today these relics of ecclesiastical art are at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.
Principal Saints of the Diocese
- St Macartan of Clogher
- St Tiarnach of Clones
- St Molaise of Devenish
- St Davóg of Lough Derg
- St Davnet of Sliabh Beagh
- St Fanchea of Rossory
Parishes of the Diocese
Number Name Location 1 Pettigo Donegal 2 Culmaine Fermanagh 3 Dromore Tyrone 4 Magh Ene Donegal 5 Inis Muighe Samh Fermanagh 6 Botha Fermanagh 7 Devenish Fermanagh 8 Kilskeery Fermanagh/Tyrone 9 Donacavey Tyrone 10 Eskra Tyrone 11 Clogher Tyrone 12 Aghavea-Aughintaine Fermanagh/Tyrone 13 Pobal Fermanagh 14 Enniskillen Fermanagh 15 Cleenish Fermanagh 16 Aghalurcher Fermanagh 17 Galloon Fermanagh 18 Clones Fermanagh/Monaghan 19 Roslea Fermanagh/Monaghan 20 Tydavnet Monaghan 21 Errigal Truagh Monaghan 22 Donagh Monaghan 23 Tyholland Monaghan 24 Monaghan Monaghan 25 Kilmore & Drumsnat Monaghan 26 Currin, Killeevan & Aghabog Monaghan 27 Ematris Monaghan 28 Tullycorbet Monaghan 29 Clontibret Monaghan 30 Aughnamullan West Monaghan 31 Aughnamullan East Monaghan 32 Muckno Monaghan 33 Donaghmoyne Monaghan 34 Inniskeen Monaghan/Louth 35 Machaire Rois Monaghan 36 Killanny Monaghan/Louth 37 Magheracloone Monaghan Ordinaries
Main article: Bishop of ClogherThe following is a basic list of the post-Reformation Roman Catholic bishops and vicars apostolic.[4]
- Raymund MacMahon (1546–1560)
- Cornelius MacArdel (1560–1592)
- (See vacant, 1592–1609)
- Eugene Matthews (1609–1611)
- (See vacant, 1611–1622)
- (Patrick Quinn, apptd. vicar ap. 1622)
- Heber MacMahon
(vicar ap. 1627–1642, and bishop 1643–1650) - (Philip Crolly, apptd. vicar ap. 1651)
- Patrick Duffy (1671–1675)
- Patrick Tyrrell (1676–1689)
- (See vacant, 1689–1707)
- Hugh MacMahon (1707–1715)
- (See vacant, 1715–1727)
- Bernard MacMahon (1727–1737)
- Ross Roe MacMahon (1738–1747)
- Daniel O’Reilly (1747–1778)
- Hugh O’Reilly (1778–1801)
- James Murphy (1801–1824)
- Edward Kernan (1824–1844)
- Charles McNally (1844–1864)
- James Donnelly (1864–1893)
- Richard Owens (1894–1909)
- Patrick McKenna (1909–1942)
- Eugene O'Callaghan (1943–1969)
- Patrick Mulligan (1969–1979)
- Joseph Duffy (1979–2010)
- Liam McDaid (2010–present)
References
- ^ St Macartan - 1500 years of faith (Diocese of Clogher)
- ^ Peter Galloway, The Cathedrals of Ireland, Belfast, 1992
- ^ Repair of the Domhnach Airgid, Heritage Council Grants Programme
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 418. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
External links
- Official website for the diocese
- Information of Monaghan County
- Catholic-Hierarchy.org - Diocese Profile
"Clogher". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
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