Diocese of Derry
Derrien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Derry, Ireland
The Diocese of Derry is a Latin Rite diocese spanning parts of Northern Ireland and County Donegal, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Armagh, with its seat at St Eugene's Cathedral in Derry. Bishop Donal McKeown submitted his canonical resignation on reaching age 75 in April 2025 and continues to lead the diocese pending appointment of a successor.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1158
- Latin
- Derrien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Eugene and Saint Columba
- Annuario code
- 001001291
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 252,347
- Population
- 336,741
- Catholic share
- 74.9%
- Priests
- 100
- Catholics per priest
- 2,523
- Extent
- 2,499 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 101
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
- Donal McKeown
- Born
- 12 April 1950
- Birthplace
- Randalstown
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 Eugene's Cathedral, Derry stands in Derry, 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:
- Diocese of Ardagh–ClonmacnoisArdagh
- Archdiocese of ArmaghArmagh
- Diocese of ClogherClogher
- 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.
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].