Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh–Kilfenora
Galvien(sis) et Duacen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Galway, Ireland
The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora is a Latin Rite diocese covering parts of Counties Galway, Mayo and Clare, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuam. Established as a united diocese in 1883, it is led by Bishop Michael Duignan, who since 2022 also holds the Diocese of Clonfert in persona episcopi.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1883
- Latin
- Galvien(sis) et Duacen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas
- Annuario code
- 001001461
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 105,707
- Priests
- 95
- Catholics per priest
- 1,113
- Extent
- 2,611 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 40
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Michael Duignan
- Born
- 15 July 1970
- Birthplace
- Rooskey
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Galway stands in Galway, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Tuam
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Tuam.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AchonryAchonry
- Diocese of ClonfertClonfert
- Diocese of ElphinElphin
- Diocese of KillalaKillala
- Archdiocese of TuamTuam
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.