List of the bishops of Derry

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The following people were Bishops of Derry ( Ireland ):

  • around 927 Caencomhrac
  • around 937 Finachta MacKellach
  • around 949 Mael Finns
  • around 964 Cathasach

Bishops of Maghera

  • 1107-1122 Mael Coluim et al. Brolchain
  • –1139 Mael Brigte Ua Brolchain
  • 1152–1173 O Gormgaile Muiredach O Cobthaig (Muireadhach O'Cobthaigh) [Mauritius]
  • 1173–1185 Amhlaim O Muirethaig (O'Muireadhaigh, Magilligan)
  • 1185–1230 Fogartach O Cerballain I. [Florentius]
  • 1230–1279 Gilla in Coimhded O Cerballain (Giolla an Choimdheadh ​​O'Cearbhallain) [Germanus]
  • 1279–1293 Fogartach O Cerballain II. (Florence O'Cearbhallain) [Florentius]

Bishops of Derry

  • 1293-1294 Michael
  • 1295-1297 Enri Mac Airechtaig [McOireachtaigh, Henry O'Reghly] [of Ardagh], OCSO
  • 1297-1315 Gofraid MacLochlainn [Godfrey]
  • 1316-1319 Aed O Neill [Odo]
  • 1319–1349 Michael Mac Lochlainn, OFM [Maurice, Mauritius]
  • 1349 – around 1380 Simon, OP
  • 1391 John
  • 1391–1394 John Dongan, OSB (afterwards Bishop of Down)
  • 1394–1398 Sean O'Machain (Seoan O Mochain) (previously Bishop of Elphin)
  • 1398–1401 Aodh [Hugo]
  • 1401–1414 Seoan O Flannabhra (Sean O'Flannra, O.Cist.) (Previously Abbot of Macosquin)
  • 1415-1419 Domhnall Mac Cathmhaoil
  • 1419–1429 Domhnall O Mearaigh (afterwards Bishop of Connor)
  • 1429–1433 Eoghan O Domhnaill [Eugenius] (previously Bishop of Connor)
  • 1433-1455 Sean O'Gubuin [Johannes Oguguin; Ogubun]
    • 1456 John Bole (also Archbishop of Armagh)
  • 1458-1462 Bartholomew O Flannagain, O.Cist. (Parthalan O'Flanagan, OCSO)
  • 1464-1466 John
  • 1467-1484 Nicholas Weston
  • 1485–1487 Domhnall O Fallamhain (Falluin), OFM († 1501)
  • 1501–1519 Seamus mac Pilip Mac Mathghamna [MacMahon, Mathuna]
  • 1520–1550 / 51 Ruaidhri O Domhnaill [Rory O'Donnell]
  • 1554–1569 Eoghan O'Dochartaigh, OSA [Eugene O'Doherty]
  • 1568 F.
  • 1569–1601 Redmond O'Gallagher (previously Bishop of Killala)
  • No Catholic bishops resided in Derry from 1601 to 1720. The duties were taken over by vicars apostolic or capitular vicars .
    • 1622-1623 Luke Rochford
    • 1626–1629 Eugene Sweeney (then Bishop of Kilmore)
    • 1629-1670 Terence O'Kelly
    • 1671-1672 Eugene Conwell
    • 1672–1678 Luke Plunkett
    • 1681-1682 Brian MacGurk
    • 1684-1711 Bernard O'Cahan
    • 1694–1696 Fergus Laurence Lea (died in Rome in 1696 before he could take possession of the diocese)
  • 1720–1727 Terence Donnelly
  • 1727-1738 Neal Conway
  • 1739–1749 Michael O'Reilly (afterwards Archbishop of Armagh)
  • 1749–1750 Sean O'Brolchain [John Brullaghhaun] († 1750, before the blessing as bishop)
  • 1751-1752 Patrick Brolchain [Bradley], OP
  • 1752-1765 John McColgan
  • 1766-1797 Philip McDevitt
  • 1797-1824 Charles O'Donnell
  • 1824-1840 Peter McLaughlin
  • 1840–1845 John McLaughlin ( coadjutor )
  • 1846–1849 Edward Maginn ( Apostolic Administrator )
  • 1864-1889 Francis O'Kelly
  • 1890-1907 John Keys O'Doherty
  • 1907-1926 Charles McHugh
  • 1926-1939 Bernard O'Kane
  • 1939–1974 Neil Farren, † 1980
  • 1974-1993 Edward Kevin Daly
  • 1994-2011 Séamus Hegarty
  • since 2014 Donal McKeown

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