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This is a list of the bishops of the Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Down and Connor, Northern Ireland. Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Down and Connor" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
St Fergus (died 583) is named as first Bishop of Down. The Diocese of Connor was founded in 480 by St Macnissi, and St Malachy was bishop there (1124). The dioceses of Down and Connor were permanently joined in 1439. In 1670, as an effect of the Reformation, wars, and penal laws, in the whole of Down and Connor there were only 2,500 Catholic ...
Exactly twelve months later, 29 July 1439, Pope Eugene IV issued a papal bull stating that Down and Connor were to be united on the death or resignation of either bishop. In 1442, Bishop John Sely of Down was deprived of his see by Pope Eugene IV, [3] [4] thereby effecting the union of the two dioceses. John Fossade, who had been bishop of ...
Pages in category "Bishops of Down and Connor (Church of Ireland)" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bishop of Down and Connor: Church: Roman Catholic: Diocese: Down and Connor: Appointed: 2 February 2024: Installed: 14 April 2024: Predecessor: Noël Treanor: Previous post(s) Bishop of Raphoe Director of the Living Church Office and Director of Formation for the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Down and Connor
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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
Pages in category "Bishops of Down, Connor and Dromore" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .