Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath
Diocese of Meath Dioecesis Midensis Deoise na Mí | |
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St Finian | |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Thomas Deenihan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Eamon Martin |
| Bishops emeritus | Michael Smith |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofmeath.ie | |
The Diocese of Meath (
Geography
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
Early history
Although there had been
Lordship of Ireland
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
The diocesan cathedral is
Ordinaries
The following is a basic list of bishops of Meath since 1830:[4][5]
- John Cantwell (1830–1866)
- Thomas McNulty (1866–1898)
- Mathew Gaffney (1899–1906)
- Laurence Gaughran (1906–1928)
- Thomas Mulvany (1929–1943)
- John Francis D'Alton (1943–1946)
- John Anthony Kyne (1947–1966)
- John McCormack (1968–1990)
- Michael Smith (1990–2018)
- Thomas Deenihan (18 June 2018[6] – present)
Vicars General
The serving Vicars general as of 2020 are Declan Hurley, administrator of Navan parish and Joseph Gallagher, Parish priest of Tullamore.[7]
See also
- Catholic Church in Ireland
- The Diocese of Meath - a publication on the history of the diocese
- Diocese of Meath and Kildare (Church of Ireland)
References
- ^ Cogan, Anthony (1862). The diocese of Meath: ancient and modern. Vol. 1. Dublin: J.F. Fowler. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Volume 2". Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Volume 3". Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ Diocese of Meath Archived 9 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Little, Joe (18 June 2018). "Thomas Deenihan appointed new Bishop of Meath". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ "Meath Diocesan Office | Diocese of Meath". Dioceseofmeath.ie. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
External links
- 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.
