Diocese of Clogher
| Diocese of Clogher | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ireland , UK |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Armagh |
| Diocesan bishop | Lawrence Duffy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Joseph Duffy Liam MacDaid |
| surface | 3,456 km² |
| Parishes | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 113,700 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 88,400 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 77.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 74 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.105 |
| Friars | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 120 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Macartan's Cathedral |
| Website | www.clogherdiocese.ie |
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The Diocese of Clogher ( Latin Dioecesis Clogheriensis , Irish Deoise Chlochair , English Diocese of Clogher ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Northern Ireland and Ireland (Éire) with its seat in Monaghan .
history
The diocese of Clogher was established in 454 by Pope Leo the Great . 1152 the diocese of Clogher was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Armagh as a suffragan .
See also
- List of the Bishops of Clogher
- Roman Catholic Church on the island of Ireland
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
