List of the bishops of Derry
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)
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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
Web links
- List of bishops 964–1279 ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- List of bishops 1279–1601 ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- List of bishops 1601-2007 ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )