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of the

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based at Clonmacnoise,

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, Ireland. The bishops of Clonmacnoise (

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: ''Cluain Moccu Nóis'') appear in the records for the first time in the 9th century, although inferior in status to the Abbot of Clonmacnoise until the reformation of the Irish Church in the 12th century. After the

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, there were several parallel bishops placed by the

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until the Diocese of Clonmacnoise was merged with Diocese of Meath to form the

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in 1569. In the Roman Catholic Church, separate bishops continued longer. The diocese came under the administration of the

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between 1688 and 1725, before the provision of Stephen MacEgan in 1725. Although MacEgan was translated to Meath in 1729, he continued to administer Clonmacnoise separately until his death in 1756, after which the see was finally merged into the

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List of abbots of Clonmacnoise

List of bishops of Clonmacnoise

References

* * *Annette Kehnel, ''Clonmacnois the Church and Lands of St. Ciarán:Change and Continuity in an Irish Monastic Foundation (6th- to 16th Century)'', 1995, Transaction Publishers, Rutgers – State University, USA. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop of Clonmacnoise Religion in County Offaly Clonmacnoise Bishops of Kilmore or Elphin or of Ardagh Bishops of Clonard or Kells or of Meath Former Roman Catholic bishoprics in Ireland Bishops of Ardagh or Clonmacnoise Bishops of Clonmacnoise