Suffragan diocese Elphin, Ireland
Diocese of Elphin
Elphinen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Elphin is a Latin Rite diocese in the west of Ireland covering parts of Counties Roscommon, Sligo and Galway, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuam. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Sligo, and it is led by Bishop Kevin Doran, who since 2024 also leads the Diocese of Achonry in persona episcopi.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1111
- Catholics
- 68,000
- Priests
- 77
- Territory
- 3,111 km²
Parishes and churches
37 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St MichaelCreeveView parish
- St PatrickAthleagueView parish
- St PatrickBreedogueView parish
- St PatrickCliffoneyView parish
- St PatrickCrossnaView parish
- St PatrickKiltrustanView parish
- St PatrickSligoMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Kevin Doran
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo stands in Elphin, 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.
This see in the wire
Stories that name this see
The wire's resolver matched this see in the text of each story.
Filed by our own wire from published sources. Read the wire.