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Cloyne was later to become the centre of an extensive diocese in Munster. For eight centuries it was the residence of the Bishops of Cloyne and the setting for the cathedral. As the metropolitan archdiocese of Cashel was co-extensive with the over-kingdom of Munster, so many of the dioceses were co-extensive with petty kingdoms that owed their ...
Cloyne as painted by Sir Edward Fanshawe in 1856.. The first evidence of settlement in Cloyne is a 4000-year-old portal dolmen that lies to the West of the town. The bishopric of Cloyne was founded by St. Colman Mac Léníne, (530–606 A.D.) as his principal monastery in the sixth century. [8]
The Diocese of Cork was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail (1111 AD) on an ancient bishopric founded by Saint Finbarr in 876. On 30 July 1326, Pope John XXII, on the petition of King Edward II of England, issued a papal bull for the union of the bishoprics of Cork and Cloyne, the union to take effect on the death of either bishop.
Secondly, the Diocese of Galway was created in 1831 following the abolition of the Wardenship of Galway. James Butler 2nd, the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly (1774–91), [ 1 ] on being appointed by Rome moved his residence and cathedra from Cashel, favouring Thurles instead, where his successors continue to reign today.
Diocese of Cloyne may refer to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne; Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (Church of Ireland) This page was last edited on 5 ...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne; S. St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh This page was last edited on 25 April 2021, at 16:39 (UTC). Text ...
Churches in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (41 P) D. Deans of Cloyne (31 P) Deans of Cork (32 P) Deans of Ross, Ireland (26 P)
The union eventually took place with Jordan Purcell appointed bishop of the united see of Cork and Cloyne in 1429. [2] In the Roman Catholic Church, the diocese was united with that of Ross on 19 April 1958 to form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross. In the Church of Ireland, the diocese is part of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne ...