Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh Dioecesis Galviensis, Duacensis et Finaborensis Deoise na Gaillimhe, Chill Mhic Duaich agus Chill Fhionnúrach | |
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Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Territory | Parts of counties Mayo, Galway and Clare |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tuam |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Tuam |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,008 sq mi (2,610 km2) |
Population - Catholics | 105,707 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | United 5 June 1883 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Galway |
Patron saint | Galway: Our Lady Assumed into Heaven Saint Nicholas Kilmacduagh: St Colman Kilfenora: St Fachanan |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Duignan |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Duffy |
Bishops emeritus | Brendan Kelly |
Map | |
Website | |
galwaydiocese.ie |
The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora (Irish: Deoise na Gaillimhe, Chill Mhic Duaich agus Chill Fhionnúrach) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the west of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Tuam and is subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam. The deanery of Kilfenora, previously a diocese in its own right, lies in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. The ordinary is Bishop Michael Duignan who was appointed on 11 February 2022.