Diocese of Derry
| Diocese of Derry | |
| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ireland , UK |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Armagh |
| Diocesan bishop | Donal McKeown |
| surface | 2,500 km² |
| Parishes | 51 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Residents | 336,741 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Catholics | 252,347 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| proportion of | 74.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 97 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,426 |
| Friars | 8 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Religious sisters | 67 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Eugene's Cathedral |
| Website | www.derrydiocese.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry ( Latin Dioecesis Derriena , Irish Deoise Dhoire , English Diocese of Derry ) is in Northern Ireland and Ireland situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Derry .
history
The Diocese of Derry was established by Pope Hadrian IV in 1158 and was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Armagh as a suffragan .
See also
- List of the bishops of Derry
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church on the island of Ireland
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