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Bishop of Killala

Bishop of Killala

Catholic episcopal title in Ireland

The Bishop of Killala (Irish: Easpag Chill Ala) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.

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St Patrick's Cathedral, Killala, the episcopal seat of the pre-Reformation and Church of Ireland bishops.
St Muredach's Cathedral, Ballina, the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic bishops.

History

The foundation of the Episcopal see of Killala dates to the time of Saint Patrick who had a church built there (Killala Cathedral), over which he placed one of his disciples, Saint Muredach, as its first bishop.[1] Another of early bishop is believed to have been Saint Cellach of Killala.[2] The see was often called the bishopric of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe or Tir Amalghaid (Tirawley) in the Irish annals.[3] Although the bishopric was founded in the 5th century, it wasn't until AD 1111 that the Diocese of Killala was established by the Synod of Ráth Breasail.[3] Its boundaries comprises the north-eastern portion of County Mayo and the barony of Tireragh in County Sligo.[3] After Bishop Ó Coineóil was restored in 1439, there were a number of rival candidates who were appointed but never took effect.[4][5]

After the Reformation, there were parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.

In the Church of Ireland, Killala continued as a separate title until 1622 when it was combined with Achonry to form the united bishopric of Killala and Achonry.[6] Under the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 37), the combined sees of Killala and Achonry became part of the archbishopric of Tuam in 1834. On the death of Archbishop Le Poer Trench in 1839, the Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam lost its metropolitan status and became the united bishopric of Tuam, Killala and Achonry in the Ecclesiastical Province of Armagh.[7][8]

In the Roman Catholic Church, Killala remains a separate title.[9] The bishop's seat (cathedra) is located at the Cathedral Church of St Muredach in Ballina, County Mayo.[10] The most recent ordinary is the Most Reverend John Fleming, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala, who was appointed by Pope John Paul II on 19 February 2002, received episcopal ordination on 7 April 2002 and retired on 10 April 2024.[11][12]

Pre-Reformation bishops

The following is a list of the diocesan bishops of Killala:

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Bishops during the Reformation

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Post-Reformation bishops

Church of Ireland succession

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Notes

  1. [1]
    "Welcome to the Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Killala". anglican.org. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Cellach". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  3. [3]
    Walsh, Dennis. "The Dioceses of Ireland: Territorial History". RootsWeb. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  4. [4]
    Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 359.
  5. [5]
    Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 329–330.
  6. [6]
    Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 378.
  7. [7]
    Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 407.
  8. [8]
    Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 438.
  9. [9]
    "Diocese of Killala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  10. [10]
    "Parish of Kilmoremoy". ballinaparish.org. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  11. [11]
    "Bishop John Fleming". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  12. [12]
    "Bishop Fleming to retire, as dioceses in Connaught set to be amalgamated in the future". Midwest Radio. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  13. [13]
    Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 2, pp. 170–173.
  14. [14]
    Cotton 1850, The Province of Connaught, pp. 61–66.
  15. [15]
    Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 359–360.
  16. [16]
    Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 328–330.
  17. [17]
    Cal S. P. Rome, 1558-71, No 865.
  18. [18]
    Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 2, p. 173.
  19. [19]
    Cotton 1850, The Province of Connaught, p. 66.
  20. [20]
    Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 360, 395, and 433.
  21. [21]
    Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 330, 387, and 436.
  22. [22]
    Cotton 1850, The Province of Connaught, pp. 66–67.
  23. [23]
    Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 395.
  24. [24]
    Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 436.
  25. [25]
    "Bishop Donat O’Gallagher, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016
  26. [26]
    Bishop Francis Kirwan. LibraryIreland. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  27. [27]
    "Diocese of Killala" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016
  28. [28]
    Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 2, pp. 174–183.
  29. [29]
    Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 433–434.
  30. [30]
    Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 387–389.

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