Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry
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Diocese of Derry
Dioecesis Derrienus
Deoise Dhoire
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St Eugene's Cathedral viewed from the walls of Derry
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| Location | |
| Country | Mostly in Northern Ireland, and partly in the Republic of Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Londonderry, some parishes in counties Tyrone and Antrim and County Donegal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Armagh |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Armagh |
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| Statistics | |
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| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 316,916 243,229 (76.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry |
| Patron saint | St Eugene and St Columba |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Donal McKeown |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Eamon Martin |
| Emeritus Bishops | Edward Kevin Daly Bishop Emeritus of Derry (1974-1993) Séamus Hegarty Bishop Emeritus of Derry (1994-2011) Francis Lagan Auxiliary Emeritus to the Bishop of Derry (1988-2010) |
| Map | |
| The Diocese of Derry within the Province of Armagh The Diocese of Derry within the Province of Armagh |
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| Website | |
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The Diocese of Derry (Irish: Deoise Dhoire) is a diocese in the north of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The diocese was established in the year 1158.[1]The diocese consists of almost fifty parishes and some number of religious congregations have houses in various parts of the diocese.
The Cathedral Church of the diocese is St Eugene's Cathedral. Nearby is St Columba's Church, Long Tower. Schools in the diocese include: St Joseph's Boys' School, Thornhill College, St Columb's College, Lumen Christi College.
Geography
Derry contains most of County Londonderry, some parishes in counties Tyrone and Antrim and the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, and the parish of Lifford (Clonleigh) in East Donegal. As well as the city of Derry, the main towns are Buncrana, Coleraine, Lifford, Limavady, Maghera, Omagh and Strabane.
Ordinaries
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See also
- Diocese of Derry and Raphoe (Church of Ireland)
References
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External links
- Diocese of Derry – official website
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