Diocese of Ardagh–Clonmacnois, Ireland

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.04.05 – ...):

Bishop Paul Connell (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ardagh (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paul Connell (67)
(2023.04.05 – ...)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland)

Born:	1958.01.27 (Mullingar, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1982.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.06.18

Priest of Meath (Ireland) (1982.06.20 – 2023.04.05)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (2023.04.05 – ...)

Bishop Francis Duffy (66) (later Archbishop)
(2013.07.17 – 2021.11.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland)
Apostolic Administrator of Killala (Ireland)
General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Veni ut vitam habeant

Born:	1958.04.21 (Bawnboy, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1982.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.10.06

Priest of Kilmore (Ireland) (1982.06.20 – 2013.07.17)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (2013.07.17 – 2021.11.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland) (2021.11.10 – ...)

General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference (2022.03.09 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Killala (Ireland) (2024.04.10 – ...)

Bishop Colm O’Reilly (90)
(1983.02.24 – 2013.07.17)

Bishop emeritus of Ardagh (Ireland)

In cruce salus

Born:	1935.01.11 (Colmcille, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1960.06.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.04.10

Priest of Ardagh (Ireland) (1960.06.19 – 1983.02.24)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1983.02.24 – 2013.07.17)

Bishop Cahal Brendan Daly (later Cardinal)
(1967.05.26 – 1982.08.24)

Jesus Christus heri et hodie

Born:	1917.10.01 (Loughguile, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1941.06.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.07.16
Created Cardinal:	1991.06.28
Died:	2009.12.31 (Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland † 92)

Priest of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) (1941.06.22 – 1967.05.26)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1967.05.26 – 1982.08.24)

Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (1980 – 1983)

Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) (1982.08.24 – 1990.11.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) (1990.11.06 – 1996.10.01)

President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference (1990.11.06 – 1996.10.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio (1991.06.28 – 2009.12.31)

Bishop James Joseph MacNamee
(1927.06.20 – 1966.04.24)

Born:	1876.12.11
Ordained Priest:	1900.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.07.31
Died:	1966.04.24 († 89)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1927.06.20 – 1966.04.24)

Bishop Joseph Hoare
(1895.02.08 – 1927.04.14)

Born:	1842.03.15
Ordained Priest:	1867.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1895.03.19
Died:	1927.04.14 († 85)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1895.02.08 – 1927.04.14)

Bishop Bartholomew Woodlock
(1879.04.04 – 1895.02.12)

Born:	1819.03.30 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1841.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1879.06.01
Died:	1902.12.13 († 83)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1879.04.04 – 1895.02.12)

Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis (1895.02.12 – 1902.12.13)

Bishop George Michael Conroy
(1871.02.19 – 1878.08.04)

Miserere

Born:	1832.12.30 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1857.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1871.04.11
Died:	1878.08.04 († 45)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1871.02.19 – 1878.08.04)

Bishop Neale MacCabe, C.M.
(1867.11.29 – 1870.07.24)

Born:	1816.06.23 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1845.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1868.02.02
Died:	1870.07.24 († 54)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1867.11.29 – 1870.07.24)

Bishop John Kilduff
(1853.04.29 – 1867.06.21)

Born:	1820.11.11 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1847.07.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1853.06.29
Died:	1867.06.21 († 46)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1853.04.29 – 1867.06.21)

Bishop William O’Higgins
(1829.10.02 – 1853.01.03)

Born:	1794.08.01 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1817.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1829.11.30
Died:	1853.01.03 († 58)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1829.10.02 – 1853.01.03)

Bishop James Magauran
(1815.03.20 – 1829.06.25)

Born:	1771
Consecrated Bishop:	1815.08.27
Died:	1829.06.25 († 57)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1815.03.20 – 1829.06.25)

Bishop John Cruise
(1788.06.10 – 1812.06.28)

Born:	1750 (Ireland)
Consecrated Bishop:	1788.08.17
Died:	1812.06.28 († 61)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1788.06.10 – 1812.06.28)

Bishop James Brady
(1758.08.21 – 1788.01.11)

Born:	(Ireland)
Died:	1788.01.11

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1758.08.21 – 1788.01.11)

Bishop Anthony Blake (later Archbishop)
(1756.08.11 – 1758.08.21)

Born:	(Ireland)
Died:	1787.11.29

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1756.08.11 – 1758.08.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) (1758.08.21 – 1787.11.29)

Bishop Augustine Cheevers, O.E.S.A.
(1751.07.17 – 1756.08.07)

Born:	(Ireland)
Died:	1778.08.18

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1751.07.17 – 1756.08.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Clonmacnois (Ireland) (1751.07.17 – 1756.08.11)

Bishop of Meath (Ireland) (1756.08.07 – 1778.08.18)

Bishop Thomas MacDermot
(1747.05.08 – 1751.02)

Born:	(Ireland)
Died:	1751.02

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1747.05.08 – 1751.02)

Bishop Thomas O’Beirne
(1739.09.16 – 1747.01)

Born:	(Ireland)
Died:	1747.01

Titular Bishop of Marmarizana (1739.08.26 – 1739.09.16)

Coadjutor Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1739.08.26 – 1739.09.16)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1739.09.16 – 1747.01)

Bishop Peter Mulligan, O.E.S.A.
(1732.05.09 – 1739.07.23)

Born:	(Ireland)
Died:	1739.07.23

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) ([1730.09] 1732.05.09 – 1739.07.23)

Bishop Thomas Flynn
(1718.05.18 – 1730.01.29)

Born:	1655 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1682
Consecrated Bishop:	1718.07.15
Died:	1730.01.29 († 74)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1718.05.18 – 1730.01.29)

Bishop Patrick Plunkett, O. Cist.
(1647.03.11 – 1669.01.11)

Born:	1603
Ordained Priest:	1629
Died:	1679.11.18 († 75)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1647.03.11 – 1669.01.11)

Bishop of Meath (Ireland) (1669.01.11 – 1679.11.18)

Bishop John Gaffney
(1622.01.14 – ?)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1622.01.14 – ?)

Bishop Edmund MacGauran (later Archbishop)
(1581 – 1587.07.01)

Born:	1548 (Ireland)
Died:	1594.02.15 († 45)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1581 – 1587.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) (1587.07.01 – 1594.02.15)

Bishop Richard Brady, O.F.M.
(1576.01.23 – 1580.03.09)

Died:

1607.09

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1576.01.23 – 1580.03.09)

Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland) (1580.03.09 – 1607.09)

Bishop Patrick MacMahon, O.F.M.
(1541.11.14 – 1575)

Died:

1575

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1541.11.14 – 1575)

Bishop Rory O’Malone
(1517.12.14 – 1540)

Died:

1540

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1517.12.14 – 1540)

Bishop Uilliam Ó Fearghail, O. Cist.
(1480.08.04 – 1516)

Consecrated Bishop:	1482.08.11
Died:	1516

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1480.08.04 – 1516)

Bishop Seaán Ó Fearghail
(1469.07.28 – 1479)

Died:

1479

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1462.07.30 – 1462.11.26 not possessed)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1469.07.28 – 1479)

Bishop Donatus Ó Fearghail
(1467.10.12 – 1469)

Died:

1469

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1467.10.12 – 1469)

Fr. Seaán Ó Fearghail (later Bishop)
(1462.07.30 – 1462.11.26 not possessed)

Died:

1479

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1462.07.30 – 1462.11.26 not possessed)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1469.07.28 – 1479)

Bishop Cormac Mác Shamhradháin, O.E.S.A.
(1444.11.06 – 1462)

Consecrated Bishop:

1445

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1444.11.06 – 1462)

Fr. Mac Muircheartaigh
(1444 – 1455 not possessed)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1444 – 1455 not possessed)

Bishop Risdeárd Ó Fearghail, O. Cist.
(1425.01.11 – 1444.06)

Died:

1444.06

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1425.01.11 – 1444.06)

Bishop Conchobhar Ó Fearghail
(1418.02.07 – 1423)

Consecrated Bishop:	1419.02.03
Died:	1423

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1418.02.07 – 1423)

Bishop Adam Leyns, O.P.
(1400.02.15 – 1416.06)

Died:

1416.06

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1400.02.15 – 1416.06)

Bishop Comedinus Mac Brádaigh (Gilbert MacBrady)
(1395.10.20 – 1400)

Consecrated Bishop:	1396
Died:	1400

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1395.10.20 – 1400)

Bishop Henry Nony, O.P.
(1392.04.29 – 1392 not possessed)

Died:

1400?

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1392.04.29 – 1392 not possessed)

Bishop John Aubrey, O.P.
(1374.04.29 – ?)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1374.04.29 – ?)

Bishop Cairbre Ó Fearghail (Charles O’Ferrall)
(1373 – 1378)

Died:

1378

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1373 – 1378)

Bishop Uilliam Mac Carmaic (William MacCarmaic)
(1368 – 1373)

Died:

1373

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1368 – 1373)

Bishop Eóghan alias Maolsheachlainn Ó Fearghail (Owen O’Ferral)
(1347 – 1367)

Died:

1367

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1347 – 1367)

Bishop Seoán Mág Eóaigh (John Magee)
(1324 – 1343)

Died:

1343

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1324 – 1343)

Fr. Robert Wirsop, O.E.S.A. (later Bishop)
(1323.04.05 – 1323.06.20 not possessed)

Died:

1324

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1323.04.05 – 1323.06.20 not possessed)

Bishop of Connor (Ireland) (1323.06.20 – 1324)

Bishop Matha Ó hEóthaig (Matthaeus)
(1289 – 1322)

Died:

1322

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1289 – 1322)

Bishop Milo of Dunstable
(1256 – 1288.10.23)

Died:

1288.10.23

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1256 – 1288.10.23)

Bishop Brendán Mac Teichthecháin (Mac Eódaig)
(1238 – 1252.10.15)

Died:

1255

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1238 – 1252.10.15)

Bishop Iocelinus, O. Cist.
(1232 – 1237)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1232 – 1237)

Bishop Gilla Ísu mac in Scélaige Ó Tormaid (Gelasius)
(1232 – 1237)

Died:

1237

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1232 – 1237)

Bishop Mac Raith Mac Serraig
(1229 – 1230)

Died:

1230

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1229 – 1230)

Bishop Joseph Mac Teichthecháin (Mac Eódaig)
(1228 – 1230)

Died:

1230

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1228 – 1230)

Bishop Simon Magraith (MacBath / MacGeoffrey)
(1224 – 1229?)

Died:

1229?

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1224 – 1229?)

Bishop Robert, O. Cist.
(1217 – 1224.05.27)

Died:

1224.05.27

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1217 – 1224.05.27)

Bishop Annud Ua Muiredaig (Adam)
(? – 1216)

Died:

1216

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (? – 1216)

Bishop Ua hÉislinnén
(? – 1188)

Died:

1188

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (? – 1188)

Bishop Gilla Crist Ua hEóthaig (Christianus)
(1172? – 1178)

Died:

1178

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1172? – 1178)

Bishop Mac Raith Ua Móráin
(1152? – 1166)

Died:

1168

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland) (1152? – 1166)

Abbots nullius of Ardagh (Roman Rite)

Saint Bishop Milchuo
(488.02.06 – ?)

Coadjutor Abbot nullius of Ardagh (Ireland) (? – 488.02.06)

Bishop-Abbot nullius of Ardagh (Ireland) (488.02.06 – ?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Mél
(454 – 488.02.06)

Died:	488.02.06
Feast:	02.06

Bishop-Abbot nullius of Ardagh (Ireland) (454 – 488.02.06)

Bishop.

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Thomas O’Beirne (1739.08.26 – 1739.09.16)
Coadjutor Abbot nullius: Saint Fr. Milchuo (later Bishop) (? – 488.02.06)

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