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Diocese of Clonfert Dioecesis Clonfertensis Deoise Chluain Fearta | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | Parts of counties Galway, Offaly and Roscommon |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tuam |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Tuam |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 960 sq mi (2,500 km2) |
| Population - Catholics | 36,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman rite |
| Established | Bishopric in 550; Diocese in 1111 |
| Cathedral | St. Brendan’s Cathedral, Loughrea |
| Patron saint | St Brendan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Michael Duignan, Bishop of Clonfert |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Duffy, Archbishop of Tuam |
| Bishops emeritus | John Kirby |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| clonfertdiocese.ie | |
The Diocese of Clonfert (Irish: Deoise Chluain Fearta) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church[1] in the western part of Ireland. It is in the Metropolitan Province of Tuam.
Michael Duignan was appointed by the Holy See on 16 July 2019 and ordained bishop on 13 October 2019.[2] It is Ireland's smallest diocese by population and territory with a declining number of clergy and, in recognition of this, in Feb 2022 the Vatican united the diocese in personi episcopi with Michael Duignan serving simultaneously as Bishop of Clonfert and of Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.[3]
- ^ "Message from Bishop Michael to the Priests and People of the Diocese of Clonfert". 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Michael Duignan | Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference".
- ^ On 11 February 2022, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Michael Duignan, Bishop of Clonfert, to minister simultaneously as Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora. The two Dioceses concerned (Galway and Clonfert), united in persona episcopi, p