The Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry ( ga, Deoise Achadh Conaire) is a

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in the western part of

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. It is one of the five

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sees of the Archdiocese of Tuam.Diocese of Achonry
Retrieved on 14 January 2009. The diocese was often called the "bishopric of

Luighne Muimne, Luigne and Laigne, sons of Érimón by his wife Odba, were, according to medieval Irish legends and historical traditions, joint High Kings of Ireland following the death of their father. They ruled for three years, until Muimne died of pl ...

" in the

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. It was not established at the

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, but Máel Ruanaid Ua Ruadáin signed as "bishop of Luighne" at the

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. At present there are twenty-three parishes in the diocese, located in Counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. There are twenty-six priests involved in full-time parish ministry and four involved in secondary education. On 27 January 2020 Pope Francis appointed

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— parish priest of Newbridge — as the new Bishop of Achonry. He received episcopal ordination in the diocesan cathedral, which is dedicated to The Annunciation and St. Nathy, in

Ballaghaderreen Ballaghaderreen () is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It was part of County Mayo prior to 1898. It is located just off the N5 National primary road. The population was 1,808 in the 2016 census. History As of 1837, the town was recorde ...

, on 30 August 2020.

Geography

The diocese covers parts of counties

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and

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. The largest towns are Charlestown,

Kiltimagh Kiltimagh () is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the town had a population of 1,069 people. Although there in no river going through the town, three rivers flow around the town: the Glore River, Yellow River and Pollag ...

and

Swinford Swinford () is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is surrounded by a number of smaller villages, including Midfield and Meelick. It is just off the N5 road, located 18 km (11 mi) from Ireland West Airport Knock (formerly known as K ...

Ordinaries

List of bishops since the

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: * Thomas O'Fihely (1547–1555) * Cormac O'Coyn (1556–1561) * Eugene O'Hart (1562–1603) * ''

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vacant (1603–1629)'' * ''Andrew Lynch (

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, appointed 1629)'' * ''James Fallon (Vicar Apostolic 1631–1662)'' * ''Maurice Durcan (Vicar Apostolic, appointed 1677)'' * Hugh MacDermot (''Vicar Apostolic'' 1684–1707, ''Bishop'' 1707–1725) * Dominic O’Daly (1725–1735) * John O'Hart (1735–1739) * Walter Blake (1739–1758) * Patrick Robert Kirwan (1758–1776) * Philip Phillips (1776–1785) * Boetius Egan (1785–1787) * Thomas O'Connor (1788–1803) * Charles Lynagh (1803–1808) * John O'Flynn (1809–1817) * Patrick MacNicholas (1818–1852) * Patrick Durcan (1852–1875) * Francis McCormack (1875–1887; ''

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1871–1875'') * John Lyster (1888–1911) *

Patrick Morrisroe Patrick Morrisroe (16 February 1869 – 28 May 1946) was an Irish Catholic priest and Bishop of Achonry. Early life and education Patrick Morrisroe was born on 16 February 1869 in Charlestown, County Mayo. He was educated locally and studied fo ...

(1911–1946)'A Dominant Church: The Diocese of Achonry 1818-1960' by Fr. Liam Swords, published by Columba Press(2015). * James Fergus (1947–1976) * Thomas Flynn (1976–2007) * Brendan Kelly (2007–2017) *

(2020–present)

References

External links

Official Diocesan website

Diocese of Achonry
''Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference website''.

''Catholic-Hierarchy website''.

''GCatholic.org website''. ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Achonry Religion in County Roscommon Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam

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