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It is the site of Kilmacduagh monastery, seat of the Diocese of that name. The diocese is now part of the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe in the Church of Ireland. The former cathedral is now a ruin. The village is 5 km (3 mi) to the south-west of Gort via the R460 ...
At the same time, the ordinary of the United Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh was appointed, in perpetuum, as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Kilfenora. [ citation needed ] The bishopric of Kilmacduagh had been a separate title until 1750 when Pope Benedict XIV decreed that it to be united with the bishopric of Kilfenora.
The Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert or the Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe (/ ˌ k ɪ l ə ˈ l uː / kil-ə-LOO; Full title: Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly) is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe in the Province of Dublin. [1]
The Archdeacon of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe. [1] As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within the Diocese. As of 2020, the incumbent was Wayne Carney. [3]
Bishops and Apostolic Administrators of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora [1] [2] [3]; From Until Incumbent Notes 1750: 1783 Peter Kilkelly: Appointed Bishop of Kilmacduagh on 22 June and consecrated 14 October 1744; he also was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora when the two dioceses united in September 1750; died 29 May 1783
The substantial majority of the population remained faithful to Roman Catholicism, despite the political and economic advantages of membership in the state church. The English-speaking minority mostly adhered to the Church of Ireland or to Presbyterianism. On 13 April 1834, the diocese of Killala and Achonry was united to the Archdiocese of Tuam.
Kirwan was a member of the tribes of Galway, previously a Roman Catholic educated in Oxford, Paris [1] and Rome. He became an Anglican in the mid-16th century and was the Archdeacon of Annaghdown from 1558 and the first reformed Church of Ireland Bishop of Kilmacduagh from 13 April 1573. [2]
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .