The Diocese of Clonfert is a small diocese in Ireland, mainly situated in the eastern part of County Galway. County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe in Irish) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ...

Territorially, the modern diocese occupies almost the whole of East Galway, with one parish, Lusmagh in County Offaly, and Taughmaconnell as well as Creagh, the half-parish of Ballinasloe, in County Roscommon. This was the ancient territory of the kingdom of Hy-Many, as it existed when the diocese was formed. In fact, the bishop of the diocese was sometimes referred to as the Bishop of Hy-Many. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... County Offaly (Irish: Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare, Laois, and Tipperary. ... Ballinasloe (Béal Átha na Sluaighe in Irish) is a town in County Galway in the Republic of Ireland. ... County Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is a county located in central Ireland. ... Hy-Many, or Ui Maine, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland. ...

The see of the bishopric is located at Loughrea. The historical see of the diocese was Clonfert Cathedral. Loughrea (Baile Locha Riach in Irish) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. ...

The present Catholic bishop of Clonfert is John Kirby. The Church of Ireland Diocese of Clonfert no longer exists and has been united with the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe. The present bishop is Michael H.G. Mayes. The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ...

History

The early Irish monastery and school of Clonfert, founded by Saint Brendan, was the dominant ecclesiastical centre in the area and an important centre of learning in the early Irish church. Cummian, an important theological writer was from there. It was also deeply involved in the eighth century spiritual reform movement of the Céili Dé. Saint Brendan of Clonfort or Bréanainn of Clonfort (c. ...

Saint Brendan's fame as a sea-faring missionary contributed to its pre-eminence in later times and led to its choice as an episcopal see in the twelfth century. Like most dioceses in Ireland, the present Diocese of Clonfert had its origin in the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1110, reaching its final form at the Synod of Kells in 1152 when it was made a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuam. The Synod of Rathbreasail took place in AD1111. ... Events December 4 - First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon. ... Events March 4 - Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans Eleanor of Aquitaine has her marriage to Louis VII annulled May 18 - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry of Anjou Church of Ireland acknowledges Popes authority Almohad Dynasty conquers Algeria Establishment of the archbishopric of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway... A bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ... The Archbishop of Tuam is the ordained religious leader of the Archdiocese of Tuam and its constituent churches. ...

In 1170, the Annals of Clonmacnois record that "there was a great convocation of the clergy of Ireland at Clonfert by commission from the Pope for the reformation of certain abuses of a long time used in Ireland", which was presided over by Saint Laurence O'Toole presided as papal legate. A Papal Legate -from the Latin, authentical Roman title Legatus- is a personal representative of the Pope to the nations, or rather to some part of the universal church. ...

In the early 13th century its bishop was one of those appointed by Honorius III to investigate a dispute over the election of the Bishop of Ardfert. Later that century it was provided with John, a bishop of Italian birth — one of the very few occasions when this happened in Ireland. Bishop John remained in Clonfert for many years until he was translated to Archbishop of Benevento in the 1290s. Because of the quality of its land, a century later it was judged by Rome to be richer than its metropolitan see and ordered to pay 300 gold florins as the tax on the accession of a new bishop while Tuam had to pay only 200. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Honorius III, né Cencio Savelli (b. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1...

The diocese was divided into four deaneries, Clonfert, Loughrea, Urrachree and Duniry, having 15 rectories and 39 vicarages with a chapter and offices after the Norman pattern. Four houses of Canons Regular and four of Canonesses were established in the Irish deaneries. This article incorporates text from the Catholic Encyclopedia, which is in the public domain. ... Norman may refer to: The Norman language The Norman people Norman architecture, the Romanesque architecture erected by the Normans. ... A canons regular is a body of Canons (Priests) living under a rule. ... A canoness is a member of a religious community of women (nuns) living a simple life. ...

In the 14th and 15th centuries, bishops introduced the mendicant orders: the Franciscans to Kilconnell, Kilnalahan and Meelick, with their 3rd Order to Clonkeenkerril and Kilbocht; the Dominicans to Portumna, with their 3rd Order to Kilcorban; and the Carmelites to Loughrea. The Canons disappeared with the Reformation, but the Mendicants remained and were an important factor in maintaining religion structures during the Penal Laws until, with the establishment of Maynooth College in 1795, the flow of secular priests became adequate again. Evading the law by registering as parish priests in 1704, they served one-third of the parishes throughout the eighteenth century. The Mendicant (or Begging) Orders are religious orders which depend directly on the charity of the people for their livelihood. ... Franciscans is the common name used to designate a variety of mendicant religious orders of men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and following the Rule of St. ... Kilconnell (Cill Chonaill in Irish) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. ... Meelick (Irish: Mileac) is a small village in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, situated a few kilometers north of Limerick City in the Midwest of Ireland. ... Portumna (Port Omna in Irish) is a town in County Galway, Ireland, on the border with County North Tipperary. ... The Order of Our Lady of Mt. ... Loughrea (Baile Locha Riach in Irish) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... In the most general sense, penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for their violation, as opposed to civil law that seeks to redress private wrongs. ... Maynooth College may mean: National University of Ireland, Maynooth St Patricks College, Maynooth Until 1997 St Patricks College was a constituent college of the National University of Ireland, they are now legally two separate institutions but still share a common compus. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1704, the diocese had forty-one parishes but by 1800, these were amalgamated into twenty four. The chapters disappeared after Catholic Emancipation, when an era of church building began. Significant churches were erected in Ballymacward and Ballinasloe, the latter designed by McCarthy and Pugin. Landlord intransigence prevented the building of a cathedral in Loughrea until 1897 when Bishop Healy laid the foundation stone, which was fortunate because the era of the Celtic Revival and Irish Stained Glass had begun, with happy results in its interior decoration. Catholic Emancipation was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity and the Test Acts. ... Ballinasloe (Béal Átha na Sluaighe in Irish) is a town in County Galway in the Republic of Ireland. ... A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or land which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called the tenant. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Celtic Revival, also known as the Irish Literary Revival, was begun by Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and William Butler Yeats in Ireland in 1896. ...

The Sisters of Mercy were brought to Loughrea in 1850 by Bishop Derry and spread to five towns in the diocese, operating primary and secondary schools, industrial schools at Loughrea and Ballinasloe and a domestic economy school at Portumna. They also staffed the workhouse hospitals in Loughrea, Ballinasloe and Portumna and latterly the county home in Loughrea. The Sisters of Mount Carmel, who have been in Loughrea since the 17th century, conducted a school there up to 1860 but have since been an enclosed order. In 1945 Bishop Dignan introduced the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood to Ballinasloe, where they built Portiuncula Hospital, which has been enlarged many times since and is now a general hospital under the Western Health Board. The band The Sisters of Mercy are a rock band headed by Andrew Eldritch. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

The diocesan seminary, begun at Loughrea by Bishop Derry in the 19th century, was succeeded by St. Joseph's College at Cartron, at Esker and finally at Garbally Park since 1924. The Dominicans, who had come from Athenry, ran a college at Esker for a time, where now the Redemptorists have a house for retreats.

Catholic Bishops of Clonfert

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Church of Ireland Bishops of Clonfert