Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

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For the Roman Catholic dioceses, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross and Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.

United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross

Dioecesis Unita Corcagiensis, Cloynensis et Rossensis

Deoise Aontaithe Chorcaí, Chluana agus Rosa
Saint Finbarre's Cathedral,
Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna,
Cloyne Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopPaul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Website
cork.anglican.org

The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, also referred to as the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, is a diocese in the Church of Ireland. The diocese is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.[1] It is the see of the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the result of a combination of the bishoprics of Cork and Cloyne and Ross in 1583, the separation of Cork and Ross and Cloyne in 1660, and the re-combination of Cork and Ross and Cloyne in 1835.[2]

St Finbarre's Cathedral

History of the Diocese of Cork

The Diocese of Cork was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the

Saint Finbarr in 876. On 30 July 1326, Pope John XXII, on the petition of King Edward II of England, issued a papal bull for the union of the bishoprics of Cork and Cloyne, the union to take effect on the death of either bishop. The union should have taken effect on the death of Philip of Slane in 1327, however, bishops were still appointed to each separate bishopric. The union eventually took place with Jordan Purcell appointed bishop of the united see of Cork and Cloyne in 1429.[3] Following the Reformation, the diocese was again split and from 1583, Ross and Cork shared a bishop. In 1835 Cloyne was merged with "Ross and Cork".[2]

History of the Diocese of Cloyne

The diocese of Cloyne has its origins in the monastic settlement founded by

St Colman in the 6th century.[4] Cloyne was not one of the dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail, but a bishop of Cloyne was ruling the diocese by 1148, which was recognized at the Synod of Kells in March 1152.[5] The see was merged with Cork to form the Diocese of Cork and Cloyne in 1429.[citation needed
]

History of the Diocese of Ross

This see was founded by

Benedictine Priory at St. Mary's, Ross. The Franciscans acquired a foundation at Sherkin Island
from the O'Driscolls in 1460.

Blessed

Berehaven
. Following the Reformation, the merged dioceses of "Cork and Cloyne" were again split with Ross and Cork sharing a bishop from 1583 onwards.

Cathedrals

Parishes

Diocese of Cork

The Diocese of Cork comprises 14 parishes with 40 churches (excluding the cathedral)

Diocese of Cloyne

The Diocese of Cloyne comprises 5 parishes with 19 churches.

Diocese of Ross

The Diocese of Ross comprises 3 parishes with 13 churches.

Bishops

Main article: Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Education and Faith Development

There are a number Church of Ireland primary and secondary schools in the diocese, with the Bishop as the patron. There is also a Children's ministry which organizes events outside of the school system. Developing from the Bishop's Course in Theology, recently the Certificate in Christian Studies (validated by

St. Patrick's College, Maynooth) has been delivered in the Diocese.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Church of Ireland. "Dioceses and parishes". Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  2. ^ a b "The Episcopal Succession". Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The diocese. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  3. ISBN 0-521-56350-X
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  4. ^ "Our History". Diocese of Cloyne, Ireland. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  5. ISBN 0-521-56350-X
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  6. ^ O'Flanagan, P. and Buttimer, C.G. Cork History and Society, Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County, Geography Publications, Dublin 1993 p. 216
  7. ^ Certificate in Christian Studies launched in Cork, Cloyne and Ross News, Irish Anglican, 12 Feb 2018.

External links

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