Diocese of Dromore
Diocese of Dromore | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Ireland , UK |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Armagh |
Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
Apostolic Administrator | Eamon Martin |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | John McAreavey |
surface | 1,000 km² |
Parishes | 23 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
Residents | 194,900 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
Catholics | 88,500 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
proportion of | 45.4% |
Diocesan priest | 45 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,967 |
Permanent deacons | 3 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
Friars | 4 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 102 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Colman |
Website | www.dromorediocese.org |
Ecclesiastical province | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore ( ir. : Deoise to Droma Mhóir , lat. : Dioecesis Dromorensis ) is in Northern Ireland situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Newry .
history
The Diocese of Dromore was established in 514 by Pope Hormisdas . 1152 the Diocese of Dromore was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Armagh as a suffragan .
Bishops of Dromore
- Patrick O'Donnelly , 1697-1716
- Antonius O'Garvey , 1747-1767
- Dionysius Maguire OFM , 1767–1770, then Bishop of Kilmore
- Patrick Brady OFM, 1770-1780
- Matthew Lennan , 1780-1801
- Edmond Derry , 1801-1811
- George Hall 1811
- John Powell Leslie 1812-1820
- Michael Blake , 1833-1860
- John Pius Leahy OP , 1860-1890
- Thomas McGivern , 1890-1901
- Henry O'Neill , 1901-1916
- Edward Mulhern , 1916-1943
- Eugene O'Doherty , 1944-1975
- Francis Brooks , 1975-1999
- John McAreavey , 1999-2018
- Sedis vacancy , since 2018