List of the bishops of Down

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The following people were bishops from Down until 1441, from Down and Connor since 1441 .

  • Fergus 584
  • 825
  • Graithene 956
  • Finghin 964
  • London 1043
  • MaelKevin 1086
  • 1117 Mael Muire
  • 1123 Oengus and others Gormain
  • ?
  • approx. 1124 Mael Maedóc Ó Morgair [Malachias I.]
  • 1152–1175 Mael Isu mac in Chleirig Chuirr [Malachias II.]
  • 1175 Gilla Domangairt Mac Cormaic [Gelasius or Gilladomail McCormic]
  • 1175 Amláin
  • approx. 1176–1202 Echmilid [Echmílid mac Máel Martain or Malachias III.]
  • approx. 1202 – approx. 1212 Radulfus, O.Cist.
  • 1224-1242 Thomas
  • 1251-1257 Randulphus
  • 1258–1265 Reginaldus (afterwards Bishop of Cloyne)
  • 1265–1277 Thomas Lydel [Liddel]
  • 1277-1305 Nicholas le Blund, OSB
  • 1305–1314 Thomas Ketel
  • 1314-1327 Thomas Bright, OSB
  • 1328 John of Baliconingham (also Bishop of Cork)
  • 1329-1353 Ralph von Kilmessan
  • 1353-1354 Gregor
  • 1353–1365 Richard Calf I.
  • 1365-1366 Robert von Aketon (then Bishop of Kildare)
  • 1367-1368 William White, OSA
  • 1369-1386 Richard Calf II., OSB
  • 1386-1394 John Ross, OSB
  • 1394–1413 John Dongan (previously Bishop of Derry and Mann)
  • 1413–1442 John Cely [or Sely]
    • 1445 Ralph Alderle, OSA
  • Diocese is united with the Diocese of Connor
  • 1441-1450 John Fossard
    • 1447-1451 Thomas Pollard, O. Carth.
    • 1451-1453 Richard Wolsey, OP
  • Thomas Knight, OSB (1453-1463)
  • Tadhg Ó Muirgheasa [Thaddaeus] (1469–1480)
  • Tiberio Ugolino (1483-1519)
  • Robert Blyth, OSB (1520-1539)
  • Eugene Magennis (1539–1563)
  • Miler McGrath , OFM (1565–1580, relieved of office) (from 1571 also Anglican Archbishop of Cashel)
  • Donat Gallagher, OFM (1580–1581) (previously Bishop of Killala)
  • Blessed Conor O'Devany, OFM (1582-1612)
    • Patrick Hanratty (1614–1625) (Vicar Apostolic)
  • Edmund Dungan (1626-1629)
  • Bonaventure Hugh Magennis, OFM (1630-1640)
  • Heber MacMahon (1642–1643) (afterwards Bishop of Clogher)
  • Arthur Magennis, O.Cist. (1647-1653)
    • Michael O'Beirn (1657–1670) (Vicar Apostolic)
  • Daniel Mackey (1671–1673)
  • Sedis vacancy (1673-1711)
    • Terence O'Donnelly (1711 –...) (Vicar Apostolic)
  • James O'Shiel, OFM (1717-1724)
  • John Armstrong (1727-1739)
  • Francis Stuart, OFM (1740-1750)
  • Edmund O'Doran (1751-1760)
  • Theophilus McCartan (1760–1778)
  • Hugh McMullan (1779–1794)
  • Patrick MacMullan (1794-1824)
  • William Crolly (1825–1835) (later Archbishop of Armagh)
  • Cornelius Denvir (1835-1865)
  • Patrick Dorrian (1865-1885)
  • Patrick MacAlister (1886–1895)
  • Henry Henry (1895-1908)
  • John Tohill (1908-1915)
  • Joseph MacRory (1915–1928) (later Archbishop of Armagh)
  • Daniel Mageean (1929–1962)
  • William J. Philbin (1962-1982)
  • Cahal Daly (1982–1990) (later Archbishop of Armagh)
  • Patrick Walsh (1991-2008)
  • Noel Treanor (since 2008)