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The Bishop of Down and Connor (Irish: Easpag an Dúin agus Chonaire) is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick (located in County Down) and the village of Connor (located in County Antrim) in Northern Ireland.
In 1983, with Dr Anthony Farquhar he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor and was consecrated on 15 May by Bishop Cahal Daly, Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi and Bishop William Philbin. During the ordination ceremony, the assistant priests to Bishop Walsh were Fr Charles Agnew and Fr Hugh Crossin.
McGuckian was appointed Bishop of Down and Connor by Pope Francis on 2 February 2024. In his first address following his appointment, he expressed his hope that the restoring of the Northern Ireland Executive would help the most vulnerable in society.
Tributes have been paid to the former Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor Archbishop Noel Treanor following his death. The 73-year-old died on Sunday morning. Born in Co Monaghan, he was ordained ...
The bishop's seat was located on the site of present cathedral church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the Church of Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland it is held by the Bishop of Down & Dromore, [1] and in the Roman Catholic Church it is held by the Bishop of Down and Connor. [2]
The Diocese of Down and Connor, (Latin: Dioecesis Dunensis et Connorensis; Irish: Deoise an Dúin agus Chonaire) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh. Bishop Alan McGuckian ...
The Bishop of Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Connor in ... Elected and confirmed Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore in 1942; ...
Bishops of Down, Connor and Dromore From Until Incumbent Notes 1842: 1848 Richard Mant: Appointed Bishop of Down and Connor in 1823; became Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore on 9 April 1842; died 2 November 1848. 1849 1886 Robert Knox: Nominated 2 April and consecrated 1 May 1849; translated to Armagh 11 May 1886. 1886 1892 William Reeves