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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. It is one of twelve

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dioceses in the island of Ireland. The geographical remit covers all of

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, almost all of counties

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and

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, plus smaller parts of counties Westmeath,

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and

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Cathedrals

St Fethlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore St Fethlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore is one of two cathedral churches in the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh (along with St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo) in the Church of Ireland. It is situated in the parish of Kilmore, southwest of t ...

* St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo. 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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(Cathedral) ;Diocese of Ardagh * Ardagh * Mostrim (

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) * South Leitrim * Templemichael (

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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 Marcus Gervais Beresford (14 February 1801 – 26 December 1885) was the Church of Ireland Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1854 to 1862 and Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1862 until his death. Early life Beresfo ...

(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, Sl ...

(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 Muntoconna ...

(1897–1915) * William Richard Moore (1915–1930) * Arthur William Barton (1930–1939) * Albert Edward Hughes (1939–1950) *

Frederick Julian Mitchell Frederick Julian Mitchell (30 July 1901 – 3 June 1979) was the 12th Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh who was later translated to Down and Dromore. Educated at Campbell College and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1925, his first p ...

(1950–1955) * Charles John Tyndall (1956–1958) *

Edward Moore (Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh) Edward Francis Butler Moore (30 January 1906 – 13 December 1997) was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1959 to 1981. Life His father was the Revd W.R.R Moore. He was educated at Drogheda Grammar School and Trinity College, Dublin. Af ...

(1959–1981) * William Gilbert Wilson (1981–1993) * Michael Hugh Gunton Mayes (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 Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 and the see of Kilmore (originally called Tirbrunensis, Triburnia or Tybruinensis) at the Synod of Kells 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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. 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

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in the

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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 Samuel Ferran Glenfield (born 1954) is an Irish Anglican bishop. Glenfield is the current Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. Personal life Glenfield is married to Jean, a teacher at Wesley College Dublin.They have three children. Educatio ...

is a supporter of

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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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