Bishop of Down

The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Downpatrick (Down Cathedral)

The Bishop of Down was an episcopal title which took its name from the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. The bishop's seat (Cathedra) was located on the site of present cathedral church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the Church of Ireland.

The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland it is held by the Bishop of Down & Dromore,[1] and in the Roman Catholic Church it is held by the Bishop of Down and Connor.[2]

  1. ^ "The United Diocese of Down and Dromore". The United Diocese of Down and Dromore. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  2. ^ "The Diocese of Down and Connor". The Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor. Retrieved 26 August 2009.