Titular diocese of Árd Carna
Árd Carna (today Irish Ard Carna , English Ardcarne or Ardcarn ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a bishopric in the west of Ireland, in the village of Ardcarn in County Roscommon , which became what is now the diocese of Elphin . The only known bishop of the old diocese is Saint Beaidh , who died in 523 and is mentioned in the annals of the four masters .
| Titular Bishops of Árd Carna | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis John Doyle MSC | Bishop emeritus of Sideia ( Papua New Guinea ) | March 7, 1970 | 4th November 1973 |
| 2 | Edward Bede Clancy | Auxiliary Bishop in Sydney ( Australia ) | October 25, 1973 | November 24, 1978 |
| 3 | Thomas Kevin O'Brien | Auxiliary Bishop in Middlesbrough ( United Kingdom ) | November 9, 1981 | December 27, 2004 |
| 4th | Johannes Bündgens | Auxiliary Bishop in Aachen ( Germany ) | March 15, 2006 | |