Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe

See Diocese of Derry and Raphoe for the Anglican (Church of Ireland) counterpart
Diocese of Raphoe

Dioecesis Rapotensis

Deoise Ráth Bhoth
The Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba, Letterkenny, the episcopal seat of the bishops of Raphoe
Location
CountryIreland
TerritoryMost of County Donegal
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Armagh
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Armagh
Statistics
Area1,556 sq mi (4,030 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
90,700
82,600 (91.1%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1111
CathedralCathedral of St Eunan and St Columba, Letterkenny
Patron saintSt Eunan and St Columba
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopEamon Martin
Apostolic AdministratorMonsignor Kevin Gillespie
Vicar GeneralFrs Michael McKeever, Francis McLoone
Bishops emeritusPhilip Boyce
Map
Website
raphoediocese.ie

The Diocese of Raphoe (/rəˈf/ rə-FOH; Latin: Dioecesis Rapotensis; Irish: Deoise Ráth Bhoth) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses in the inter-Irish primatial ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh.[1]

On 9 June 2017, Alan McGuckian was appointed Bishop of Raphoe and was ordained to the episcopate on 5 August 2017.

  1. ^ Archdiocese of Armagh. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.