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Diocese of

Galway and Kilmacduagh

Ireland Ireland

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Tuam

Website: Link

History

  • 1831.04.26: Established as Diocese of Galway / Galvien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam)
  • 1883.06.05: Renamed as Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh / Galvien(sis) et Duacen(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Kilmacduagh, and gained title of Cill Fhionnúrach)

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Special Churches


Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Roman Rite)

Bishop Martin Drennan (66)Bishop Martin Drennan (66)
(2005.05.23 – ...)

Comhoidhri le Criost / Co-heirs with Christ

Born:1944.01.02 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1968.07.16
Consecrated Bishop:1997.09.21

Titular Bishop of Aquae regiae (1997.05.28 – 2005.05.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) (1997.05.28 – 2005.05.23)

Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (2005.05.23 – ...)

Bishop James McLoughlin
(1993.02.10 – 2005.05.23)

In manus tuas

Born:1929.04.09 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1954.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:1993.03.28
Died:2005.11.25 († 76)

Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (1993.02.10 – 2005.05.23)

Bishop Eamon Casey (83)Bishop Eamon Casey (83)
(1976.07.21 – 1992.05.06)

Born:1927.04.24 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1951.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:1969.11.09

Bishop of Kerry (Ireland) (1969.07.17 – 1976.07.21)

Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (1976.07.21 – 1992.05.06)

Bishop Michael Browne
(1937.08.06 – 1976)

Born:1895.12.20
Ordained Priest:1920.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:1937.11.10
Died:1980.02.24 († 84)

Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (1937.08.06 – 1976)

Bishop Thomas O’Doherty
(1923.07.13 – 1936.12.15)

Born:1877.11.21
Died:1936.12.15 († 59)

Bishop of Clonfert (Ireland) (1919.07.03 – 1923.07.13)

Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (1923.07.13 – 1936.12.15)

Bishop Thomas O’Dea
(1909.04.29 – 1923)

Born:1858.01.07
Died:1923 († 65)

Bishop of Clonfert (Ireland) (1903.06.10 – 1909.04.29)

Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (1909.04.29 – 1923)

Bishop Francis McCormack
(1887.04.27 – 1908)

Born:1833.04.08 (Ireland)
Consecrated Bishop:1872.02.04
Died:1909 († 76)

Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria (1871.11.21 – 1875.05.01)

Coadjutor Bishop of Achonry (Ireland) (1871.11.21 – 1875.05.01)

Bishop of Achonry (Ireland) (1875.05.01 – 1887.04.27)

Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (1887.04.27 – 1908)

Bishop Thomas Joseph Carr (later Archbishop)
(1883.06.12 – 1886.09.29)

Born:1839.05.10 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1866.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:1883.08.26
Died:1917.05.06 († 77)

Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (1883.06.12 – 1886.09.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne (Australia) (1886.09.29 – 1917.05.06)

Military Vicar of Australia (Australia) (1912 – 1917)

Bishops of Galway (Roman Rite)

Archbishop John MacEvilly
(1856.12.24 – 1881.11.07)

Born:1818.04.15 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1842
Consecrated Bishop:1857.03.22
Died:1902.11.26 († 84)

Bishop of Galway (Ireland) (1856.12.24 – 1881.11.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Kilmacduagh (Ireland) (1866 – 1883)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland) (1878.01.11 – 1881.11.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland) (1881.11.07 – 1902.11.26)

Bishop Laurence O’Donnell
(1844.09.26 – 1855.06.29)

Born: (Ireland)
Consecrated Bishop:1844.10.28
Died:1855.06.29

Bishop of Galway (Ireland) (1844.09.26 – 1855.06.29)

Bishop George Joseph Plunket Browne
(1831.08.06 – 1844.03.26)

Born: (Ireland)
Consecrated Bishop:1831.10.23
Died:1858.12.01

Bishop of Galway (Ireland) (1831.08.06 – 1844.03.26)

Bishop of Elphin (Ireland) (1844.03.26 – 1858.12.01)

Bishop Nicholas Foran
(1831 – 1831 not possessed)

Born: (Ireland)
Consecrated Bishop:1837.08.24
Died:1855.05.11

Bishop of Galway (Ireland) (1831 – 1831 not possessed)

Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (Ireland) (1837.06.06 – 1855.05.11)


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