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Diocese of Cloyne Dioecesis Cloynensis Deoise Chluana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Territory | Northern and eastern parts of County Cork |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Cashel |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,328 sq mi (3,440 km2) |
| Population - Catholics | 151,711 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | Bishopric in 580; Diocese in 1152 |
| Cathedral | St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh |
| Patron saint | Colman of Cloyne |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | William Crean |
| Bishops emeritus | John Magee |
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| Website | |
| cloynediocese.ie | |
The Diocese of Cloyne (Irish: Deoise Chluana)[1] is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster).[2]
- ^ [1] The Irish form of Cloyne is Cluain, genitive Chluana; no article is used
- ^ "Diocese of Cloyne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.