Suffragan diocese Down and Connor, Ireland
Diocese of Down and Connor
Dunen(sis) et Connoren(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- RasharkinTown not recordedView parish
- Sacred HeartTown not recordedView parish
- Saintfield and CarrickmannonTown not recordedView parish
- Saul and BalleeTown not recordedView parish
- St. Agnes'BelfastMass times recorded
- St. Anne'sTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. Anthony'sTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. Bernadette'sTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. Brigid'sBelfastView parish
- St. Colmcille'sTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. Gerard'sTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. James'Town not recordedMass times recorded
- St. John'sTown not recordedView parish
- St. Luke's TwinbrookTown not recordedView parish
- St. Malachy'sTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. Mary's (Chapel Lane)BelfastMass times recorded
- St. Mary's on the Hill (Glengormley)GlengormleyView parish
- St. Matthew'sTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. Michael the ArchAngelTown not recordedView parish
- St. Oliver PlunkettTown not recordedView parish
- St. Patrick'sTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. Paul'sTown not recordedView parish
- St. Teresa'sTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. Vincent De PaulTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Strangford (Kilclief)StrangfordView parish
- Upper Mourne (Kilkeel)KilkeelView parish
- WhitehouseTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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