The Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry (also known as the United Dioceses of Tuam, Killala and Achonry) is a former

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in the

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located in

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; the western province of

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. It was in the

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. Its geographical remit included

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and part of counties

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and

Sligo Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the List of urban areas ...

. In 2022, the diocese was amalgamated into the

Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe The Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe (full title The United Dioceses of Tuam, Killala, Achonry, Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly) is a diocese of the Church of Ireland that is located in th ...

History

On 13 April 1834, the diocese of Killala and Achonry was united to the Archdiocese of Tuam. On the death of

Archbishop Trench Richard Chenevix Trench (Richard Trench until 1873; 9 September 1807 – 28 March 1886) was an Anglican archbishop and poet. Life He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Richard Trench (1774–1860), barrister-at-law, and the Dublin write ...

of Tuam in 1839, the

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of Tuam was united to the Province of Armagh and the

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ceased to be an archbishopric and became a bishopric with Thomas Plunket becoming the first bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry.

Cathedrals

C of I Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry

The bishop had two episcopal seats (

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): * St. Mary's Cathedral, Tuam * St. Patrick's Cathedral, Killala. St. Crumnathy's Cathedral,

Achonry Achonry (; ) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. The old name is Achad Cain Conairi. St. Nath Í ua hEadhra (O'Hara) founded a monastery here. The foundation gave the later diocese its name. The monastery was founded on land granted by the ...

was

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in 1998 and is now used for

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events.

Parishes

Prior to its amalgamation, the diocese was divided into unions (or groups) of parishes. Achonry Union: * St. George's Church,

Tubbercurry Tubbercurry or Tobercurry () is the second-largest town in terms of both population and land area in County Sligo, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the Ox Mountains, on the N17 national primary road. The village is twinned with Viarmes in Fran ...

* Rathbarron Church Aughaval Group: * Holy Trinity Church,

Achill Sound ''Gob an Choire'' or ''Gob a' Choire'' (English name: Achill Sound), formerly anglicised as ''Gubacurra'', is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the east coast of Achill Island and is the first settlement one reaches afte ...

* Christ Church,

Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Developing around a 13th century castle of the de Barry family, de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal poi ...

* St. Thomas' Church, Dugort * St. Thomas' Church, Knappagh * Turlough Church * Holy Trinity Church, Westport Ballisodare Union: * Holy Trinity Church,

Ballisodare Ballysadare (), locally also Ballisodare, is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. It is about 7 kilometres (4 miles) south of Sligo town. The town developed on an important crossing of the Owenmore River. History Toponymy The Ox Mountains () are ...

* St. Paul's Church, Colloney * Ballymote, Emlaghfad Galway & Kilcummin: *

St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church The Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas is a medieval church building in Galway, Ireland. It is a collegiate church and the parish church of St. Nicholas Church of Ireland parish, which covers Galway city. It was founded in 1320 and dedicated to ...

* Kilcummin Church,

Oughterard Oughterard () is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The population of the town in 2016 was 1,318. It is located about northwest of Galway on the N5 ...

Killala Union: * St. John's Church, Ballycastle * St. Mary's Church,

Crossmolina Crossmolina is a town in the Barony of Tyrawley in County Mayo, Ireland, as well as the name of the parish in which Crossmolina is situated. The town sits on the River Deel near the northern shore of Lough Conn. Crossmolina is about west of ...

* St. Patricks Cathedral, Killala Kilmoremoy Union: * St. Michael's, Ballina * Killanley Church,

Castleconnor Castleconnor () is a civil parish in west County Sligo in Ireland. It lies in the historic barony of Tireragh. The Church of Ireland church at Killanley in Castleconnor was built in 1818. The Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers ...

* St. Anne's

Easkey Easky or Easkey (; ) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is on the Atlantic coast, from Sligo and from Ballina, County Mayo. The village name derives from the Irish language term for fish ("iasc") and "Iascaigh" literally means "abound ...

* Straid Church, Foxford * Kilglass Church Omey Union: * Christ Church, Clifden * Holy Trinity Church, Errislannan * St. Thomas' Church, Moyard * St. Mary's Church, Roundstone Skreen Union: * Christ Church, Dromard * St. Mary's Church, Kilmacshalgan *

Skreen Skreen () is a small village and parish in County Sligo, Ireland. History St Adomnán, the first biographer of St Columba (Colmcille) and one of his successors at Iona, first served as abbot at Skreen Abbey, which allegedly acquired its name ...

Church Tuam Union: * St. John the Baptist's Church, Aasleagh * St. Mary's Church, Cong * St. Mary's Cathedral, Tuam

List of bishops

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Thomas Plunket Thomas Plunket (1785–1839) was an Irish soldier in the British Army's 95th Rifles regiment. He served throughout the Peninsular War and later in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815. He is remembered for killing a French general during the Peninsular ...

(1839–1866) * Hon. Charles Brodrick Bernard (1867–1890) * James O'Sullivan (1890–1913) * Hon.

Benjamin John Plunket Benjamin John Plunket was a 20th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland. Plunket was the son of William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket, and Anne Lee Guinness (sister of the Lord Ardilaun). Born in Bray, County Wicklow, Bray on 1 August 1870, he was educ ...

(1913–1919) *

Arthur Edwin Ross Arthur Edwin Ross (18 December 186924 May 1923) was a cleric in the Church of Ireland. Ross was born in 1869 in Montenotte, Cork, the son of David Ross of Glenageary and Anne Maria (''née'' Neligan). He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin ...

(1920–1923) * John Orr (1923–1927) * John Mason Harden (1928–1931) *

William Hardy Holmes William Hardy Holmes was an Anglican Bishop. Born on 25 June 1873 and educated at Trinity College Dublin, he was ordained in 1897, and began his career with a curacy at Christ Church, Derry. He then held incumbencies at Kilbarron and Ballys ...

(1932–1938) *

John Winthrop Crozier John Winthrop Crozier (10 December 1879 – 14 February 1966) was the ninth Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry from 1939 to 1957. Crozier was born in Belfast, the son of Rev. John Baptist Crozier. Educated at Portora Royal School and Trinity ...

(1939–1957) *

Arthur Hamilton Butler Arthur Hamilton Butler was an Irish bishop in the Church of Ireland in the second half of the 20th century. Born on 8 March 1912 and educated at Friars School, Bangor and Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1936 and began his career as ...

(1958–1969) *

John Coote Duggan John Coote Duggan (7 April 1918 – 20 July 2000) was the 11th Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry from 1970 to 1985. Educated at The High School, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1942, his first post was a curacy at St Luke's ...

(1970–1985) * John Robert Winder Neill (1986–1997) *

Richard Crosbie Aitken Henderson Richard Crosbie Aitken Henderson is a clergyman who has served with the Church of Ireland and the Church of England. Until 31 January 2011 he was Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry. Born on 27 March 1957, a son of Peter Henderson, Baron Henders ...

(1998–2011) * Patrick William Rooke (2011–2021) Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry arms

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