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In the Church of Ireland, Down and Connor merged with Dromore in 1842 to form the bishopric of Down, Connor and Dromore. This arrangement continued until 1945 when the dioceses were separated into the bishoprics of Down & Dromore and Connor. [5] [6] In the Roman Catholic Church, the see of Down and Connor continues to the present day. Since the ...
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.
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 ...
Henry Henry (22 May 1846 – 8 March 1908) was an Irish Roman Catholic Prelate and from 1895 until 1908 he held the title Lord Bishop of Down and Connor.He was known for his energy and zeal, as well as his overt activism in local politics, founding the 'Belfast Catholic Association'.
The Diocese of Down and Connor can refer to: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor; The former Church of Ireland diocese of Down and Connor is now partly the Diocese of Connor (Church of Ireland) and partly incorporated within the united Diocese of Down and Dromore
On 6 April 1983, aged 42, Farquhar was appointed Titular Bishop of Hermiana and, with Patrick Walsh, as Auxiliary Bishop of Down & Connor.The principal consecrator was the Bishop of Down and Connor, Cahal Daly, (later Cardinal Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Armagh) and principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland and William J. Philbin (Bishop ...
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Christianity portal; Harold Creeth Miller (born 23 February 1950) is a retired Irish Anglican bishop. He served as Bishop of Down and Dromore in the Church of Ireland.Coming from a Methodist background, he was elected bishop in 1997 and was considered to represent an evangelical position within the Church.