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Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise

Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise

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The Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, one of the suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of Armagh. The episcopal title takes its name after the town of Ardagh in County Longford and the monastery of Clonmacnoise in County Offaly, Ireland.

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The union of the sees of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, which had been proposed in 1709, was carried into effect following the death of Stephen MacEgan, Bishop of Meath on 30 May 1756, who had been administering the see of Clonmacnoise.[1][2] Augustine Cheevers, Bishop of Ardagh, was translated to the see of Meath on 7 August 1756, and Anthony Blake was appointed as the first bishop of the united see of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise on 11 August 1756.[1][2]

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For earlier bishops, see Bishop of Ardagh and Bishop of Clonmacnoise.
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References

  1. [1]
    Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 414.
  2. [2]
    Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, vol. IX, p. 341.
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    "Bishop Francis Duffy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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    "Pope Francis appoints Father Francis Duffy as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois". Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
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    "Rinunce e Nomine". The Holy See (in Italian). 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
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    "Diocese of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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    Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 414–415.
  8. [8]
    Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, vol. IX, pp. 340–341.

Bibliography

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
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