TheDiocese of Clogheris adioceseof theChurch of Irelandin the north of Ireland. It is in theecclesiastical provinceofArmagh.It covers a rural area on the border betweenNorthern Irelandand theRepublic of Irelandincluding much of south westUlster,taking in most of the countiesFermanaghandMonaghanand parts of countiesCavan,LeitrimandDonegal.[1]
The diocese has two diocesan cathedrals,[2]St Macartan's Cathedral, ClogherandSt Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen,[3][4]yet having a singleDeanandChapterbetween them.[2]
Overview and history
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The Diocese was formed in 1111 at theSynod of Rathbreasailas the see for the Kingdom of Uí Chremthainn.[5]The See was removed to Louth between 1135 and 1197, possibly to consolidate the power of the Bishop over against smaller Sees, before being returned to Clougher. At this time Louth was moved to the Diocese of Armagh, and the Ardstraw part of the diocese given to the Diocese of Derry.[6]Church property that existed at the time of the Reformation, buildings included, was retained by the reformed Church of Ireland, then in the 19th century, at the time of the Disestablishment of the Church, confiscated by the state. Schools, churches and cathedrals were however returned to the Church.[7]The diocese is rare within the Anglican Communion in having two diocesan cathedrals, the other diocese being Argyll and the Isles in Scotland, with cathedrals at Oban and on the isle of Cumbrae.[8]
During the 18th century Clogher was one of theBishop’s boroughsof theParliament of Irelandwhere the Bishop of the Diocese awarded the parliamentary seat as a gift.
List of the Bishops of Clogher
editThe following is a basic list of the post-ReformationChurch of Ireland bishops.[9]
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In 1850, Clogher was united withArmagh.
In 1886, Clogher was separated from Armagh.
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See also
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References
edit- ^"Diocese of Clogher (Church of Ireland)".Official website.Retrieved21 June2009.
- ^abOur Cathedrals.Church of Ireland Diocese of Clogher. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^"St. Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen".Church of Ireland.Retrieved21 June2009.
- ^"St. Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen".enniskillencathedral.Retrieved21 June2009.
- ^"St Macartan – 1500 years of faith (Diocese of Clogher)".Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2007.Retrieved14 April2013.
- ^Clogher clergy and parishes [microform]: being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc.Archive.org. Retrieved on 23 July 2013.
- ^Church of Ireland – A province of the Anglican Communion.Ireland.anglican.org. Retrieved on 23 July 2013.
- ^The Diocese of Clogher.Clogher.anglican.org. Retrieved on 23 July 2013.
- ^Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986).Handbook of British Chronology(Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 382–383.ISBN0-521-56350-X.