The Bishop of Cloyne is an

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title that takes its name after the small town of

Cloyne Cloyne () is a small town to the southeast of Midleton in eastern County Cork. It is also a see city of the Anglican (Church of Ireland) Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic diocese. St Colman's C ...

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, Republic of Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is a separate title; but, in the Church of Ireland, it has been united with other

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Pre-Reformation bishops

The diocese of Cloyne has its origins in the monastic settlement founded by St Colman in the 6th century. Cloyne was not one of the dioceses established at the

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in 1111, but a bishop of Cloyne was ruling the diocese by 1148, which was recognised at the Synod of Kells in March 1152. In 1326,

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issued a papal bull for the union of the dioceses of Cork and Cloyne to be united on the death of the bishop of either see. But on the death of Philip of Slane,

Bishop of Cork The Bishop of Cork was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the city of Cork in Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland it is held by the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and in the Roman ...

in 1327, the two dioceses remained separate. Bishop Payn of Cloyne obtained a confirmation of the union of the two dioceses from Pope Martin V on 21 September 1418. However, the union did not take effect due to opposition by Bishop Milo fitzJohn of Cork. Bishop Payn of Cloyne resigned in 1429 and Jordan Purcell was appointed bishop of the united see of Cork and Cloyne on 15 June 1429.Fryde, ibid., p. 345.

Post-Reformation bishops

Church of Ireland succession

After the Reformation, the Church of Ireland see of Cork and Cloyne continued until 1583 when they were united with

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. For a short while they were separated in 1638 into the bishopric of Cork and Ross and the bishopric of Cloyne, but were reunited again in 1660. Cloyne once again became separate bishopric in 1679. Since 1835, Cloyne has been part of the united

diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, also referred to as the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, is a diocese in the Church of Ireland. The diocese is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. It is the see of the Bishop of Cork, Cloyn ...

.Fryde, ibid., pp. 384–385.

Roman Catholic succession

The

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne The Diocese of Cloyne ( ga, Deoise Chluana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster). Geographic remit Cloyne diocese is located in the no ...

remained united with Cork until 10 December 1747 when Pope Benedict XIV approved their separation. On the same day it was decreed that Cloyne to be united with

. Following a recommendation at the Synod of Thurles, Cloyne and Ross were separated on 24 November 1850.Fryde, ibid., pp. 420–421. The current bishop of Cloyne is the Most Reverend William Crean, who was appointed by the Holy See on 25 November 2012 and installed on 27 January 2013.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cloyne, Bishop Of Lists of Irish bishops and archbishops Religion in County Cork Roman Catholic bishops of Cloyne Bishops of Cork or Cloyne or of Ross Anglican bishops of Cloyne

Pre-Reformation bishops

Post-Reformation bishops

Church of Ireland succession

Roman Catholic succession

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