Diocese of Ardagh–Clonmacnois
Ardachaden(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ardagh, Ireland
The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois is a Latin Catholic see covering most of Counties Longford and Leitrim plus parts of several neighbouring counties in Ireland, with the combined diocese dating to the 1756 union of the ancient sees of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Armagh and has been led by Bishop Paul Connell since 2023.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1756
- Latin
- Ardachaden(sis)
- Patron
- St. Mel
- Annuario code
- 001000720
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 76,626
- Population
- 89,100
- Catholic share
- 86.0%
- Priests
- 68
- Catholics per priest
- 1,127
- Extent
- 2,435 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 31
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Paul Connell
- Born
- 27 January 1958
- Birthplace
- Mullingar
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Mel's Cathedral, Longford stands in Ardagh, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Armagh
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Armagh.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of ArmaghArmagh
- Diocese of ClogherClogher
- Diocese of DerryDerry
- Diocese of Down and ConnorDown and Connor
- Diocese of DromoreDromore
- Diocese of KilmoreKilmore
- Diocese of MeathMeath
- Diocese of RaphoeRaphoe
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Among Ireland's Latin Church dioceses is that of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. Its Latin title is Dioecesis Ardachadensis et Cluanensis, and Irish speakers know it as Deoise Ardach agus Chluain Mhic Nóis.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].