The United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is a

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of the

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located in central

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. It is in the

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of Armagh. It is one of twelve Anglican dioceses in the island of Ireland. The geographical remit covers all of

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, almost all of counties Cavan, Longford and

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, plus smaller parts of counties

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, Sligo, Donegal and

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Cathedrals

* St Fethlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore *

St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo or more properly the Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin and St John the Baptist, Sligo but also known as Sligo Cathedral is one of two cathedral churches in the diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh (the other ...

. There had been two other cathedrals, but are now in ruins. * St Mel's Cathedral, Ardagh was severely damaged by warfare in 1496 and was never restored. * St Mary's Cathedral, Elphin was destroyed by a violent storm on 4 February 1957 and abandoned in favour of St John the Baptist, Sligo in 1961. The historic sees of Kilmore and Ardagh were intermittently united in the 17th and 18th centuries until they were finally united in 1839. They were further merged with the see of Elphin in 1841 to form the current Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. It is for this reason that the united diocese has two cathedrals in current use as well as a number of deconsecrated cathedrals.

Parishes

Each of the dioceses is divided into a number parish groups. ;Diocese of Kilmore ;Diocese of Elphin Sligo Cathedral - geograph

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and

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* Calry *

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* Sligo (Cathedral) ;Diocese of Ardagh * Ardagh * Mostrim (

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) * South Leitrim * Templemichael ( Longford)

List of bishops

John Powell Leslie John Powell Leslie (12 October 1772 – 22 July 1854) was a bishop in the Church of Ireland. His great-grandfather was Charles Leslie, a noted Non-Juror member of the Church of Ireland and one of the most prominent Jacobite propagandists after ...

(1841–1854) * Marcus Gervais Beresford (1854–1863) * Hamilton Verschoyle (1863–1870) * Charles Leslie (1870) * Thomas Carson (1870–1874) *

John Richard Darley John Richard Darley (1799 – 1884), a "man who laboured strenuously to awaken and sustain the practical interest of the clergy and laity", was a 19th-century Irish Anglican bishop. Born in County Monaghan and educated at the Royal School Dung ...

(1874–1884) *

Samuel Shone Samuel Shone ( 1820 – 1901) was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1884 to 1897. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1843 and his first post was a curacy on Rathlin Island. After this he was Curate of St. John's, ...

(1884–1897) *

Alfred George Elliott Alfred George Elliott (1828–1915) was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1897 to 1915. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he was ordained in 1858 and his first post a curacy at Bailieborough. He later held Incumbencies at Muntoconnau ...

(1897–1915) * William Richard Moore (1915–1930) *

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(1930–1939) * Albert Edward Hughes (1939–1950) * Frederick Julian Mitchell (1950–1955) *

Charles John Tyndall Charles John Tyndall DD (30 May 1900 – 3 April 1971) was the 13th Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh who was later translated to Derry and Raphoe. Educated at The King's Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1925, his first p ...

(1956–1958) * Edward Moore (Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh) (1959–1981) *

William Gilbert Wilson William Gilbert Wilson (23 January 1918 – 21 June 1999) was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1981 to 1993. Educated at Belfast Royal Academy and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1942, his first posts were curacies at St Mary ...

(1981–1993) *

Michael Hugh Gunton Mayes Michael Hugh Gunton Mayes (born 31 August 1941) was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1993 to 2000 and then of Limerick and Killaloe until 2008. Mayes was educated at The Royal School, Armagh and Trinity College, Dublin. He was orda ...

(1993–2000) * Kenneth Herbert Clarke (2001–2012) * Samuel Ferran Glenfield (2013–present)

Archdeacons

Overview

The three dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh were first created in the early and mid 12th-century. The sees of Elphin and Ardagh were established at the

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in 1111 and the see of Kilmore (originally called Tirbrunensis, Triburnia or Tybruinensis) at the

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in 1152. Following the

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in the 16th century, the church in "communion with the Bishop of Rome" used the term "Catholic" to distinguish itself from the various

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churches.McBrien, Richard (2008). ''The Church''. Harper Collins. p. xvii. Online version availabl
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. Quote: " e use of the adjective 'Catholic' as a modifier of 'Church' became divisive only after the East-West Schism ...and the Protestant Reformation ...In the former case, the West claimed for itself the title ''Catholic'' Church, while the East appropriated the name ''Holy Orthodox'' Church. In the latter case, those in communion with the Bishop of Rome retained the adjective "Catholic", while the churches that broke with the Papacy were called ''Protestant''." The

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broke communion when it created the

as the State Religion in the Kingdom of Ireland assuming possession of most Church property. The English-speaking minority mostly adhered to the either the Church of Ireland or, despite the political and economic advantages of membership in the state church, to

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Relation with Anglican realignment

The Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is theologically conservative. Bishop Ferran Glenfield is a supporter of

GAFCON The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (branded as GAFCON or Gafcon) is a global network of conservative Anglicanism, Anglican churches that formed in 2008 in response to an ongoing theological crisis in the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...

Ireland and he attended GAFCON III, held in

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References

External links

Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and ArdaghKilmore Cathedral architecture & stainglass windows (Gloine website)Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh official page
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