Diocese of Meath and Kildare
United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare Dioecesis Unitae Midensis et Kildarensis Deoisí Aontaithe na Mí agus Chill Dara | |
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Bishop of Meath and Kildare | |
Website | |
www.meathandkildare.org |
The United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare is a
The electoral college met in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin on 28 May 2013 and no candidate put forward received the support of two-thirds of the electoral college voting in orders (lay and clergy). On 20 September 2013, it was announced that the House of Bishops (to whom the appointment had lapsed on the failure of the college's vote) had appointed as bishop-elect Pat Storey, who became the first woman to be a bishop in the Church of Ireland.[2][3]
History of the Diocese of Meath
Although there had been abbot-bishops at
History of the Diocese of Kildare
In the 5th century, the
Diocesan structure
In Meath
The cathedral church of the former diocese is Trim Cathedral. There are ten parishes in this part of the United Dioceses: Athboy, Athlone, Castlepollard (Rathgraffe), Clara, Julianstown, Kells, Mullingar, Navan, Trim, and Tullamore (Kilbride). The dean is the Dean of Clonmacnoise.
In Kildare
The cathedral church of the former diocese is Kildare Cathedral. There are six parishes in this part of the United Dioceses: Clane, Clonsast (Clonbullogue), Mountmellick, Naas, Newbridge (Morristownbiller), and Portarlington St Paul (French Church).[6] The dean is the Dean of Kildare.
List of bishops of Meath and Kildare
Bishops of Meath and Kildare | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1976 | 1985 | Donald Caird | Translated from Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe; elected 9 September and confirmed 14 September 1976; translated to Dublin in 1985. |
1985 | 1996 | Walton Empey | Translated from Limerick and Killaloe in 1985; subsequently translated to Dublin in 1996. |
1996 | 2012 | Richard Clarke | Elected and consecrated in 1996;[7][8] translated to Armagh 15 December 2012. |
2013 | Pat Storey | Appointment by the House of Bishops announced 20 September 2013;[3] consecrated in Dublin 30 November 2013.[9] | |
Source(s):[10] |
See also
- List of Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom and Ireland
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
References
- ^ History: Bishops of Kildare and Bishops of Meath Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 16 June 2009
- ^ "Church of Ireland fails to elect bishop". RTÉ News. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Bishop Clarke". Diocese of Meath and Kildare. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
- ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Parishes in the Diocese of Meath & Kildare. Church of Ireland. Retrieved on 16 June 2009.
- ^ Meath & Kildare. Church of Ireland. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Essays on post-Catholic Ireland and the Christian future, Richard Clarke at columba.ie
- ^ "Irish Anglicans install Rev Pat Storey as bishop". BBC News. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ E. B. Fryde et al., Handbook of British Chronology (Cambridge University Press, 1996), p. 403.