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Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath

January 01, 1970

The Diocese of Meath (Latin: Dioecesis Midensis; Irish: Deoise na Mí) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church that is located in the middle part of Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. Thomas Deenihan has been bishop of the diocese since 2 September 2018.

Diocese of Meath

Dioecesis Midensis

Deoise na Mí
Location
CountryIreland
TerritoryMost of counties Meath, Westmeath part of Offaly along with part of counties Longford, Louth, Dublin and Cavan.
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Armagh
Statistics
Area1,977 sq mi (5,120 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
303,000
267,831 (88.4%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar
Patron saintSt Finian
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopThomas Deenihan
Metropolitan ArchbishopEamon Martin
Bishops emeritusMichael Smith
Map
Website
dioceseofmeath.ie

Geography edit

Meath diocese covers most of counties Meath and Westmeath, part of Offaly along with part of counties Longford, Louth, Dublin and Cavan. The principal towns are Ashbourne, Bettystown, Drogheda, Dunboyne, Laytown, Kells, Mornington, Mullingar, Navan and Tullamore.

Ecclesiastical history edit

Early history edit

Although there had been abbot-bishops of Clonard since the sixth century, the diocese of Clonard proper was not formally established until 1111.[1][2][3] It was one of the twenty-four dioceses established by the Synod of Rathbreasail. The diocese covered roughly the western part of the Kingdom of Meath with the bishop's seat located at Clonard Abbey.

Lordship of Ireland edit

During the twelfth century the bishops of Clonard acquired most of Meath as their territory, and frequently used the title "bishop of Meath" or "bishop of the men of Meath". After Bishop Simon Rochfort transferred his seat from Clonard to Trim in 1202, the normal style became the "Bishop of Meath". From 1778 until the late 19th century it had its seat in Navan, County Meath.

19th and 20th centuries edit

Charles Stewart Parnell's relationship with Mrs Katharine O'Shea led to the Bishop of Meath having a letter read at masses in the diocese in condemnation of the relationship. As Parnell was popular, this caused a backlash which eventually led to the cathedral removing to Mullingar, County Westmeath permanently. The diocesan school, St. Finian's College also moved to Mullingar from Navan.

The diocesan cathedral is Christ the King Cathedral, Mullingar, situated near the town centre.

Ordinaries edit

Main article: Bishop of Meath

The following is a basic list of bishops of Meath since 1830:[4][5]

Vicars General edit

The serving Vicars general as of 2020 are Declan Hurley, administrator of Navan parish and Joseph Gallagher, Parish priest of Tullamore.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Cogan, Anthony (1862). The diocese of Meath: ancient and modern. Vol. 1. Dublin: J.F. Fowler. from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Volume 2". from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Volume 3". from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. ^ Diocese of Meath 9 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  5. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 439–440. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  6. ^ Little, Joe (18 June 2018). "Thomas Deenihan appointed new Bishop of Meath". RTÉ.ie.
  7. ^ "Meath Diocesan Office | Diocese of Meath". Dioceseofmeath.ie. from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

External links edit

  • Official website for the diocese
  • Diocese of Meath (GCatholic.org)
  • Catholic-Hierarchy.org - Diocese Profile
  •   Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Meath". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

January 01, 1970
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