Diocese of Elphin Dioecesis Elphinensis Deoise Ail Finn | |
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Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Territory | Parts of counties Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath and Galway |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tuam |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Tuam |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,201 sq mi (3,110 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 70,000 68,000 |
Parishes | 37 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | Diocese in 1111 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo |
Patron saint | St Ascius and the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Kevin Doran Bishop of Elphin |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Duffy Archbishop of Tuam |
Vicar General | Canons Tom Hever & Liam Devine |
Map | |
Website | |
elphindiocese.ie |
The Diocese of Elphin (el-FIN; Irish: Deoise Ail Finn) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Ireland. It is in the Metropolitan Province of Tuam and is subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam. The current bishop is Kevin Doran who was appointed in 2014.