The Bishop of Annaghdown (or Annadown, Enachdune, Eanach Dúin) is an

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title which takes its name after the small village of

Annaghdown Annaghdown ( ga, Eanach Dhúin, ) is a civil parish in County Galway, Ireland. It takes its name from ''Eanach Dhúin'', Irish for "the marsh of the fort". It lies around Annaghdown Bay, an inlet of Lough Corrib. Villages in the civil parish in ...

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, Republic of Ireland. The bishop was originally the ordinary of the

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, which was established in the 12th century. The cathedral had a

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, chapter and four

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. Between 1253 and 1306, the bishopric was united to the archbishopric of Tuam, although in this period there were two bishops. During the

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, there were two bishoprics; one of the

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and the other of the

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. They were re-united under

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. After 1555, Annaghdown was held by the Archbishops of Tuam. The union of the two was finally decreed on 17 October 1580.Fryde, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', pp. 378 and 413. In 1970, the Roman Catholic Church revived the title as the

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of Eanach Dúin. It is currently held by Bishop Octavio Cisneros, Auxiliary Bishop of

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, New York, who was appointed on 6 June 2006.

Pre-Reformation bishops

Post-Reformation bishops

Church of Ireland succession

Roman Catholic succession

Titular bishops of Eanach Dúin

References

Bibliography

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External links

Annaghdown Cathedral

Crockford's Clerical Directory – Historical successions
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