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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 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
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Only two dioceses are entirely contained within Northern Ireland: Down and Connor and the Diocese of Dromore. Three dioceses and the Archdiocese of Armagh straddle the border. The Archdiocese and its suffragans are all part of the Episcopal conference of Ireland.
Diocese of Down can refer to: . The present-day Church of Ireland united Diocese of Down and Dromore; The present-day Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor; The Diocese of Down, which in each church was formally a diocese under its own bishop and is now a constituent part of each of the united dioceses
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
Over the centuries, numerous dioceses were merged, in view of declining membership. Until 1944, the dioceses of Down and Dromore were part of the United Dioceses of Down, Connor and Dromore. In 1944, the Diocese of Connor gained a separate existence under its own bishop. It is for this reason that the united diocese has three cathedrals.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...