Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor - Bishops

Bishops

Ordinaries

The following is a basic list of the Roman Catholic bishops and vicars apostolic.

  • John Fossade (1442–1450)
  • Thomas Knight. O.S.B. (1453–1469)
  • Tadhg Ó Muirgheasa (1469–1480)
  • Tiberio Ugolino (1483–1519)
  • Robert Blyth, O.S.B. (1520–1539)
  • Eugene Magennis (1539–1559)
  • Miler Magrath, O.F.M. (1565–1580)
  • Donat O'Gallagher, O.F.M. (1580–1581)
  • Bl. Conor O'Devany, O.F.M. (1582–1612)
  • (Patrick Hanratty, vicar apostolic, 1614–1625)
  • Edmund Dungan (1625–1629)
  • Hugh Magennis, O.F.M. (1630–1640)
  • (See vacant, 1640–1642)
  • Heber MacMahon (1642–1643)
  • Arthur Magennis, O.Cist. (1647–1653)
  • (Michael O'Beirn, vicar apostolic, 1657–1670)
  • Daniel Mackey (1671–1673)
  • (See vacant, 1673–1711)
  • (Terence O'Donnelly, vicar apostolic, 1711–unknown)
  • James O'Shiel, O.F.M. (1717–1724)
  • John Armstrong (1727–1739)
  • Francis Stuart, O.F.M. (1740–1749)
  • Edmund O'Doran (1751–1760)
  • Theophilus MacCartan (1760–1778)
  • Hugh MacMullan (1779–1794)
  • Patrick MacMullan (1794–1824)
  • William Crolly (1825–1835)
  • Cornelius Denvir (1835–1865)
  • Patrick Dorrian (1865–1885)
  • Patrick MacAlister (1886–1895)
  • Henry Henry (1895–1908)
  • John Tohill (1908–1914)
  • Joseph MacRory (1915–1928)
  • Daniel Mageean (1929–1962)
  • William Philbin (1962–1982)
  • Cahal Brendan Daly (1982–1990)
  • Patrick Joseph Walsh (1991–2008)
  • Noel Treanor (2008–present)

Auxiliary Bishops

  • Patrick Dorrian (1860–1865) (Coadjutor)
  • Patrick Walsh (1983–1991)
  • Anthony Farquhar (1983–present)
  • Michael Dallat (1993–2000)
  • Donal McKeown (2001–present)

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