The Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was the
Ordinary of the
Church of Ireland
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diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of
Clonfert
Clonfert () is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland, halfway between Ballinasloe and Portumna. The village gives its name to the Diocese of Clonfert. Clonfert Cathedral is one of the eight cathedral churches of the Church of Ireland, ...
and
Kilmacduagh
Kilmacduagh () is a small village in south County Galway, near Gort, in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the site of Kilmacduagh monastery, seat of the Diocese of that name. The diocese is now part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Ki ...
, comprising the southern part of
County Galway and a small area of
County Roscommon, Ireland. In 1834, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh became part of the united bishopric of
Killaloe and Clonfert.
History
Roland Lynch,
Bishop of Kilmacduagh
The Bishop of Kilmacduagh was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Kilmacduagh in County Galway, Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, the title is now united with other bishoprics.
Histo ...
, held the
see
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of
Clonfert
Clonfert () is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland, halfway between Ballinasloe and Portumna. The village gives its name to the Diocese of Clonfert. Clonfert Cathedral is one of the eight cathedral churches of the Church of Ireland, ...
''"
in commendam"'' from 1602 until his death in 1625; thereafter the sees of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh were united. Under the
Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833
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, the see of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was united with
Killaloe and Kilfenora to form the united
bishopric of Killaloe and Clonfert in 1834.
List of bishops
See also
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Clonfert Cathedral
Clonfert Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Clonfert, County Galway in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Clonfert, it is now one of three cathedrals in the Uni ...
*
Kilmacduagh monastery
Kilmacduagh Monastery is a ruined abbey near the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland. It was the birthplace of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. It was reportedly founded by Saint Colman, son of Duagh in the 7th century, on land given him by his ...
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Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
Religion in County Galway
Clonfert and Kilmacduagh