Diocese of Elphin

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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.

Bishop
Kevin Doran
Latin name
Elphinen(sis)
Established
1111
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo
Patron
Saint Assicus
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Tuam (Archdiocese of Tuam)
Catholics
68,000
Chancery
Bishop’s House, St. Mary’s, Temple Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo, Ireland
Telephone
Tel. [071]91.50.106

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001358 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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