The Diocese of Cloyne is a Roman Catholic diocese located in in Ireland. It has its beginnings in the monastic settlement of St. Colman at Cloyne in East Cork. A round tower and pre-reformation Cathedral still stand at this site. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Saint Colman Mac Leinin, founder and patron of the See of Cloyne, born in Munster, c. ... Cork (Corcaigh in Irish) is the second city of the Republic of Ireland. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Roman Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ...

Colman, son of Lenin, lived from 522 to 604 A.D. He had been a poet and bard at the court of Caomh, King of Munster at Cashel. It was St. Brendan of Clonfert that induced Colman to become Christian. He embraced his new faith eagerly and studied at the monastery of St. Jarleth in Tuam. He later preached in East Cork and established his own monastic settlement at Cloyne about 560 A.D. His Feast Day is celebrated on November 24th. Munster (Irish: An Mhumhain, IPA: ) is the southernmost province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. ... Cashel (Irish: An Caisleán) is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, located south of the midlands of Ireland. ... Saint Brendan, (484 (?) – 577 (?)) called the Navigator, is one of the early Irish monastic saints whose legends have overshadowed their history. ... The Diocese of Clonfert is a small diocese in Ireland, mainly situated in the eastern part of County Galway. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Tuam (Tuaim in Irish) is a small town in County Galway in the Republic of Ireland. ... Events Ceawlin of Wessex becomes King of Wessex (traditional date). ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Cloyne was later to become the center of an extensive diocese in Munster. For eight centuries it was the residence of the Bishops of Cloyne and the setting for the Cathedral.

The troubled history of Ireland from the Norman to the Penal Times was reflected in the affairs of the Church. The Diocese of Cloyne and Cork were united from 1429 to 1747. From 1747 to 1850 the Diocese of Cloyne and Ross were united. Since 1769 the Bishops of Cloyne, with the exception of Dr. Murphy, resided at Cobh (formerly Queenstown) on the north side of Cork Harbour. When the Diocese of Cloyne and Ross were separated in 1850 Bishop William Keane planned a cathedral for Cobh to replace the inadequate parish Church of the time. Cobh Cathedral was begun in 1868. Norman may refer to: the Normans, the Norman people. ... Cloyne (Irish: Cluain) is a small village to the south-east of the town of Midleton in eastern County Cork in Ireland. ... Cork (Corcaigh in Irish) is the second city of the Republic of Ireland. ... Events January 10 - Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, founds the European Order of the Golden Fleece February 12 - Battle of Rouvray (or of the Herrings). English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the Earl of Suffolks army at Orleans from attack by... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... BISHOP WILLIAM KEANE 1805-1874 Bishop of Diocese of Cloyne 1857-1874 Motto: Caritas Christi Urget Nos – The Charity of Christ Inspires (or Urges) Us William Keane was born on April 7th, 1805 at Castelmartyr Co. ... St. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

The years 1857 to 1867 were spent in planning the new project. The architects E.W. Pugin & George Ashlin were chosen for the Cathedral and the result was one of the finest gems of neo-gothic architecture in Ireland. The building was completed in 1915. The Diocese today, under the pastoral care of Bishop John Magee, stretches over most of the county of Cork, with the exception of the city and West Cork. Its 46 parishes run from Mitchelstown in the north-east to Rockchapel in the north-west, from Macroom in the south-west to Youghal in the south-east. The population is over 120,000 people. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... (Image) Edward Welby Pugin (1834-1875)was the eldest son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, a famous architect & designer of Gothic architecture. ... George Ashlin (1837-1921) Irish Architect George Coppinger Ashlin as born on May 28, 1837, in a house named “Carrigrenane” in Little Island, Co Cork. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... John Magee, SPS (b. ... Mitchelstown (Baile Mhistéala in Irish) is an agricultural based town in northeast Cork. ... Rockchapel is a small village in the extreme North West of County Cork,on the outskirts of the Mullaghareirk Mountains. ... Macroom (Irish: Maigh Chromtha) is a small market town lying in a valley on the River Sullane, a tributary of the River Lee, between Cork and Killarney. ... Youghal (pronounced or ; Irish Eochaill ) is a seaport in County Cork, Ireland. ...

Ordinaries of Diocese of Cloyne

• St. Colman died 600 560-604
• Eochaid, Abbot of Cloyne, died c. 697
• Cucaech, Abbot of Cloyne, died 821
• Robertus Bonus died 835
• Maelcoba oa Faelan, Abbot of Cloyne, died 859
• Neill m. Donngaile, Abbot of Cloyne, died 871
• Reachtaedh - 884
• Fergal mac Finachta, Bishop and Abbot of Cloyne, died 885
• Diaghre O Dubarton - 1056
• Mac Gelain died 1060
• O’Currain - 1075
• Hua Carrain, died 1092
• O Mulvaen - 1094
• Moel Muad mc. meic Clothnai, Abbot of Cloyne, died 1095
• Uamhnachan Ua Meictire died 1099 (Unnaghau Ui Mighten - 1099)
• The See was suppressed between 1111 - c.1130
• Nehemiah O Muireartagh - 1144 (aka Giolla na Naomh Ua Muircheartaigh,
• monk of the Schottenkloster in Regensburg, died 1149),
• Bishop Ua Dubcroin, Abbot of Cloyne died 1159
• Dondchad Ua Cineada died 1162
• Diarmaid Ua Laighnen died 1162
• Bishop Ua Flandachan died 1167
• Mathew O’Moncach 1171- 1192
• Laurence (Lawrence O’Sullivan 1192-1204) 1204 died 1216
• Daniel 1216-1222
• Florentius 24 August 1224
• Patricius, O. Cist. 1226 resigned 27 April 1235
• Daniel (David) Mac Kelley, O.P., appointed October 1237, transferred to Cashel 1238
• Alanus O'Sullivan, O.P., appointed 1240, transferred to Lismore 26
• October 1246, died 1252/3
• Daniel, O.F.M., appointed 12 October 1247, died 1264
• Reginaldus, appointed 13 April 1265, died 1273
• Alanus O'Lonergan, O.F.M., appointed 1274, died 1283
• Nicholas of Effingham, appointed 2 September 1284, died 1320
• Maurice O'Sullivan, appointed 2 October 1321, died 1334
• John de Cumba 1334-36
• Lewis 1336-37
• John Bird 1337-51
• John Wittock, appointed 8 June 1351, died 7 February 1361
• John of Swafham, O. Carm., 1 March 1376, transferred to Bangor 2 July 1376, died 24 June 1398
• Richard Wye, O. Carm., appointed 2 July 1376, removed to Dromore 1406, transferred to Sodor 30 May 1410, died 1421/22
• Geraldus Caneton, O.S.A., appointed 16 March 1394, died 1412/13
• Adam de Payn, O.S.A., appointed 26 July 1413, died 1429
• Cormac
• John O'Daly, O.F.M., appointed 18 September 1444,
• Robert
• Jordan Purcell, appointed 1429- 1467
• William, O. Can. St. Aug., appointed 14 July 1458,
• Gerald Fitzgerald appointed 2 April 1463, (aka Gerald de Geraldinis)
• William Roche, 26 October 1472, resigned, died-1490
• James, appointed 1480, died 1486,
• John, appointed 1486,
• Walter Blach, appointed 26 March 1487,
• BLESSED Thaddeus McCarthy, 21 April 1490, died in Ivrea 23 October 1492, cult confirmed by Pope Leo XIII 1893,
• Patrick Cantum, O.Cist, Abbot of Castrodei (Fermoy), 15 February 1499,
• John Edmund Fitzgerald, appointed 26 June 1499, died c.1521, (Fitzdesmond) 1499 -1520
• John Bennet, appointed 28 January 1523, died c. 1536
• Dominic Terry 1536-40
• Ludovicus Macnamara, O.F.M., appointed 24 September 1540, died in the Roman Curia,
• John O Heyden, priest of Elphin, appointed 5 November 1540, (John O Heyden) 1540-45
• Nicolaus Laudis, 27 February 1568, died c. 1573 (Landes)
• Edmond Tanner, appointed 5 November 1574, died 4 June 1579,
• Dermot Mac Creagh, priest of Lismore, 12 October 1580, died c. 1600
• The See was vacant from c. 1600-1622.
• [James Meade (or Miaghe) designated Vicar Apostolic 3 September 1614]
• [Robert Meade or (Miaghe) designated Vicar Apostolic 13 July 1621, died in Naples]
• William Terry, 24 January 1622, consecrated by the Apostolic Nuncio in
• Brusselles 4 April 1623, died 1645
• Robert Barry, appointed 8 April 1647, lived in exile in France, died 1662,
• The See was vacant from 1647-1676 and ruled by Vicars Apostolic
• Bishop Peter Creagh † ( 1676 Appointed - 9 Mar 1693 Appointed, Archbishop of Dublin)
• Bishop John Baptist Sleyne (1693 Appointed – 16 February 1712 died in Lisbon)
• Bishop Donatus McCarthy (1712 Appointed – 1726 died)
• Bishop Thaddeus McCarthy (7 April 1727 – 1747 died)
• Bishop John O’Brien (1747 – 1769 died in Lyons)
• Bishop Mathew McKenna † ( 1769 Appointed - 4 Jun 1791 Died)
• Bishop William Coppinger (1791- died 11 August 1830)
• Bishop Michael Collins (1830-1832 died)
• Bishop Bartholomew Crotty (1833-1846 died)
• Bishop David Walsh † ( 1846 Appointed - 1849 Died)
• Bishop Timothy Murphy † ( 1851 Appointed - 4 Dec 1856 Died)
• Bishop William Keane † ( 1857 Appointed - 5 Jan 1874 Died)
• Bishop John McCarthy † (1 Sept 1874 Appointed – 9 Dec 1893)
• Bishop Robert Browne † (26 Jun 1894 Appointed - 23 Mar 1935 Died)
• Bishop James J. Roche † (23 Mar 1935 Succeeded - 31 Aug 1956 Died)
• Bishop John Ahern † (30 Mar 1957 Appointed - 17 Feb 1987 Retired)
• Bishop John Magee, S.P.S. (17 Feb 1987 Appointed - )

Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy (c. ... BISHOP WILLIAM KEANE 1805-1874 Bishop of Diocese of Cloyne 1857-1874 Motto: Caritas Christi Urget Nos – The Charity of Christ Inspires (or Urges) Us William Keane was born on April 7th, 1805 at Castelmartyr Co. ... BISHOP JOHN McCARTHY (1815 – 1893) Bishop of Diocese of Cloyne 1874-1893 Motto : Forti et Fideli nihil difficile – Nothing is difficult for the strong and the faithful John McCarthy was born on June 15th 1815 in Fermoy Co Cork. ... BISHOP ROBERT BROWNE 1844 – 1936 Bishop of the Diocese of Cloyne Motto: Deus Adjutor Meus - God will Judge Me. ...

46 parishes of the Diocese of Cloyne

The Cathedral Parish of the Diocese of Cloyne is Cobh. This consists of the entire Great Island in Cork Harbour], including Rushbrooke & Ballymore. The second mensal parish is Fermoy. Cathedral of St. ... Cork Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area. ... Ariel view of the town of Fermoy. ...

The other parishes of the diocese in alphabetical order are as follows

• Aghabullogue, Rylane & Coachford
• Aghada, Saleen & Ballinrostig
• Aghinagh, Bealnamorrive, Rusheen & Ballinagree
• Ballyclough & Kilbrin
• Ballyhea
• Ballymacoda & Ladysbridge
• Ballyvourney & Chuil Aodha
• Banteer, Lyre & Kilcorney
• Blarney, Waterloo & Whitechurch
• Buttevant & Lisgriffin
• Carrigtwohill
• Castlelyons & Coolagown
• Castlemagner
• Castletownroche & Ballyhooley
• Charleville
• Churchtown & Liscarroll
• Cill na Martra & Reidh na nDoiri
• Clondrohid & Carriganimma
• Cloyne, Churchtown South, Shanagarry & Ballycotton
• Conna & Ballynoe
• Doneraile, Shanballymore & Hazelwood
• Donoughnore, Stuake & Fornaught
• Glanworth & Ballindangan
• Glantane, Dromahane & Beeing
• Grenagh & Courtbrack
• Imogeela & Castlemartyr & Dungourney
• Inniscarra, Cloghroe, Berrings & Matehy
• Kanturk & Lismire
• Kildorrery & Shraharla
• Killavullen & Annakissa
• Killeagh & Inch
• Kilworth & Araglin
• Lisgoold & Leamlara
• Macroom & Caum
• Mallow
• Midleton & Ballintotas
• Milford, Freemount & Tullylease
• Mitchelstown, Ballygiblin & Killacluig
• Mourneabbey, Analeentha & Burnfort
• Newmarket & Taur
• Rathcormac & Bartlemy
• Rockchapel & Meelin
• Shandrum & Dromina
• Youghal & Gortroe

Aghabullogue (Irish: Achadh Bolg) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. ... Coachford (Irish: Áth an Chóiste) is a village west of Cork City, in County Cork, Ireland. ... Ballyhea (Baile Aodha in Irish is a village in Ireland located in north County Cork. ... Ballyvourney a small town to the west of Cork. ... Blarney (An Bhlárna in Irish), is a village some 11 km northwest of Cork in Ireland. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Charleville can refer to: a former commune of the Ardennes département in France, now part of Charleville-Mézières a commune of the Marne département, in France. ... Cloyne (Irish: Cluain) is a small village to the south-east of the town of Midleton in eastern County Cork in Ireland. ... Shanagarry (An Seangharraí in Irish) is a village in east County Cork, Republic of Ireland. ... Ballycotton (Irish: Baile Choitín) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. ... Doneraile (Irish: Dún ar Aill) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. ... Kanturk (Irish: Ceann Toirc = Boars Head, also the towns emblem) is a town in the north west of County Cork, Kanturk is situated at the confluence of the rivers Allow and Dallow (also Dalua), streaming further on into the Blackwater. ... Macroom (Irish: Maigh Chromtha) is a small market town lying in a valley on the River Sullane, a tributary of the River Lee, between Cork and Killarney. ... Mallow is the common name of several closely related genera of plant in the family Malvaceae: Malva (Mallow) Althaea (Marsh mallow) Callirhoe (Poppy mallow) Kosteletzkya (Seashore mallow) Lavatera (Tree mallow or rose mallow) Malvaviscus - Turks cap mallow Sidalcea (Greek mallow) Sphaeralcea - Globemallow Plants of the genus Malva are herbaceous... Midleton is a town in south-eastern County Cork, in the Republic of Ireland. ... Mitchelstown (Baile Mhistéala in Irish) is an agricultural based town in northeast Cork. ... Youghal (pronounced or ; Irish Eochaill ) is a seaport in County Cork, Ireland. ...

Notable Clergy

The distinguished Catholic novelist Patrick Augustine Sheehen better know as Canon Sheehan of Doneraile produced and extraordinary literary oeuvre of essays, short stories, poems and novels between 1881 and 1913. This Barnstar is awarded to the authors of this text for their great efforts in patient construction of a quality encyclopedia article. ... Doneraile (Irish: Dún ar Aill) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Melbourne was born in Charleville in 1864 and ordained for the diocese of Cloyne in 1890. Nominated Professor of Moral Theology in Maynooth in 1895, he was promoted to President of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth in 1903. In 1912 he was nominated Coadjutor of Archbishop Carr of Melbourne and succeeded him in 1917. Statue of Daniel Mannix outside St Patricks Cathedral, Melbourne For other people called Daniel Mannix, see Daniel Mannix (disambiguation) Daniel Patrick Mannix (4 March 1864 - 2 November 1963), Irish-born Australian Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Melbourne for 46 years, was one of the most influential public figures in 20th... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Charleville can refer to: a former commune of the Ardennes département in France, now part of Charleville-Mézières a commune of the Marne département, in France. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ethics is a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong in human behaviour. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... St Patricks College, Maynooth is the National Seminary for Ireland, a college and seminary often called Maynooth College located at Maynooth, Ireland. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Archbishop Thomas Croke was born in 1824 at Castlecor and ordained for the diocese of Cloyne at Paris in 1824. Having been Professor in the Irish College in Paris for almost twelve years, he retrned to Ireland and was appointed President of St. Colman's College, Fermoy in 1858. In 1865, he became Parish Priest of Doneraile. Nominated Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand, in 1870, he was translated to the Archdiocese of Cashel in Ireland in 1875. He died in 1902. Thomas William Croke (1824-1902) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Ariel view of the town of Fermoy. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Cashel (Irish: An Caisleán) is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, located south of the midlands of Ireland. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Bishop Robert Browne born in Charleville in 1844, he was ordained for the diocese of Cloyne in [1869]]. Following a brief period as Professor in St. Colman's College, Fermoy, he was appointed Dean and Professor of Greek at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, in 1870. In 1885, he succeeded as President of the College. During his tenure he completed the building of the College Chapel. Nominated Bishop of Cloyne in 1894, his principal task was to complete the building of Cobh Cathedral which he consecrated in 1919. He died in 1935. BISHOP ROBERT BROWNE 1844 – 1936 Bishop of the Diocese of Cloyne Motto: Deus Adjutor Meus - God will Judge Me. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Cloyne (Irish: Cluain) is a small village to the south-east of the town of Midleton in eastern County Cork in Ireland. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... St. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Very Reverend Dr. Bartholomew McCarthy, Celtic scholar and editor of the Stowe Missal. The Stowe Missal is a translation of the Latin and Gaelic Missal and was transcribed at Lorrha Monastery in the Ninth Century. ...

External Links

• http://www.cobhcathedral.com/
• http://www.iol.ie/~gercasey/
• http://www.cloyne.irl.com/