Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe
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The Diocese of Raphoe (/rəˈfoʊ/ rə-FOH; Latin: Dioecesis Rapotensis; Irish: Deoise Ráth Bhoth) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses in the inter-Irish primatial ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh.[1]
- See Diocese of Derry and Raphoe for the Anglican (Church of Ireland) counterpart
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Diocese of Raphoe Dioecesis Rapotensis Deoise Ráth Bhoth | |
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Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Territory | Most of County Donegal |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Armagh |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Armagh |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,556 sq mi (4,030 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 90,700 82,600 (91.1%) |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1111 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba, Letterkenny |
Patron saint | St Eunan and St Columba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Eamon Martin |
Apostolic Administrator | Monsignor Kevin Gillespie |
Vicar General | Frs Michael McKeever, Francis McLoone |
Bishops emeritus | Philip Boyce |
Map | |
Website | |
raphoediocese.ie |
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On 9 June 2017, Alan McGuckian was appointed Bishop of Raphoe and was ordained to the episcopate on 5 August 2017.