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Suffragan diocese Down and Connor, Ireland

Diocese of Down and Connor

Dunen(sis) et Connoren(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Northern Ireland covering counties Antrim, Down, and part of Londonderry, formed by the union of the ancient sees of Down and Connor in 1453. Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Armagh, with its seat at St. Peter's Cathedral in Belfast. Bishop Alan McGuckian, S.J., was appointed in 2024.

On the map

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The address the register holds for St. Peter's Cathedral, Belfast, in Down and Connor, Ireland.

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Established
1453
Catholics
402,470
Priests
176
Territory
2,419 km²

Parishes and churches

87 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Alan McGuckian, S.J.
Born
26 February 1953
Birthplace
Ballymena
Institute
COMPAGNIA DI GESÙ (GESUITI) (S.I.)

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The cathedral

St. Peter's Cathedral, Belfast stands in Down and Connor, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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