Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise

DIOCESE OF ARDAGH AND CLONMANCOISE (Dioecesis Ardachadensis et Cluanensis)

Country: Ireland
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 5^th century as Diocese of Ardagh
Addition: 1756 Diocese of Clonmacoise
Renamed ? to Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise

Official blazon

Or, a cross gules between four trefoils slipped vert a chief sable, a key in fess ward to the dexter deflected or.

Origin/meaning

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Arms of Bishops

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Patrick Plunkett (1647-1669)
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Thomas Flynn (1718-1730)
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Peter Mulligan (1732-1739)
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Thomas O’Beirne (1739-1747)
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Thomas MacDermot Roe (1747-1751)
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Augustine Cheevers (7151-1756)
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Anthony Blake (1756-1758)
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James Brady (1758-1788)
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John Cruise (1788-1812)
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James Magauran (1815-1829)
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William O’Higgins (1829-1853)
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John Kilduff (1853-1867)
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Neale MacCabe (1867-1870)
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George Michael Conroy (1871-1878)
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Bartholomew Woodlock (1879-1895)
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Joseph Hoare (1895-1927)
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James Joseph MacNamee (1927-1966)
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Cahal Brendan Daly (1967-1982)
Colm O’Reilly (1983-2013)
Francis Duffy (2013-2021)

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