Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh

United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh

*Dioecesis Unitae Kilmorensis, Elphinensis et Ardachadensis*

Deoisí Aontaithe na Cille Móire, Ail Finn agus Ardach
United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh; Dioecesis Unitae Kilmorensis, Elphinensis et Ardachadensis; Deoisí Aontaithe na Cille Móire, Ail Finn agus Ardach
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Northern Ireland; Republic of Ireland
Ecclesiastical province	Armagh and Tuam
Information
Denomination	Anglican
Cathedral	St Fethlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore, ; St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo
Current leadership
Bishop	Ferran Glenfield, Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
Website
	kilmore.anglican.org

The United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is a diocese of the Church of Ireland located in central Ireland.^[1] It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.

It is one of eleven Anglican dioceses in the island of Ireland. The geographical remit covers all of County Leitrim, almost all of counties Cavan, Longford and Roscommon, plus smaller parts of counties Westmeath, Sligo, Donegal and Fermanagh.

Cathedrals

There had been two other cathedrals, but are now in ruins.

St Mel's Cathedral, Ardagh was severely damaged by warfare in 1496 and was never restored.
St Mary's Cathedral, Elphin was destroyed by a violent storm on 4 February 1957 and abandoned in favour of St John the Baptist, Sligo in 1961.

The historic sees of Kilmore and Ardagh were intermittently united in the 17th and 18th centuries until they were finally united in 1839. They were further merged with the see of Elphin in 1841 to form the current Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. It is for this reason that the united diocese has two cathedrals in current use as well as a number of deconsecrated cathedrals.

Parishes

Each of the dioceses is divided into a number parish groups.^[2]

Diocese of Kilmore

Diocese of Elphin

Diocese of Ardagh

Ardagh
Mostrim (Edgeworthstown)
South Leitrim
Templemichael (Longford)

List of bishops

John Powell Leslie (1841–1854)
Marcus Gervais Beresford (1854–1863)
Hamilton Verschoyle (1863–1870)
Charles Leslie (1870)
Thomas Carson (1870–1874)
John Richard Darley (1874–1884)
Samuel Shone (1884–1897)
Alfred George Elliott (1897–1915)
William Richard Moore (1915–1930)

Arthur William Barton (1930–1939)
Albert Edward Hughes (1939–1950)
Frederick Julian Mitchell (1950–1955)
Charles John Tyndall (1956–1958)
Edward Moore (Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh) (1959–1981)
William Gilbert Wilson (1981–1993)
Michael Hugh Gunton Mayes (1993–2000)
Kenneth Herbert Clarke (2001–2012)
Samuel Ferran Glenfield (2013–present)^[3]

Archdeacons

Overview

The three dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh were first created in the early and mid 12th-century. The sees of Elphin and Ardagh were established at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 and the see of Kilmore (originally called Tirbrunensis, Triburnia or Tybruinensis) at the Synod of Kells in 1152.

Following the Reformation in the 16th century, the church in "communion with the Bishop of Rome" used the term "Catholic" to distinguish itself from the various Protestant churches.^[4] The Parliament of Ireland broke communion when it created the Church of Ireland as the State Religion in the Kingdom of Ireland assuming possession of most Church property. The English-speaking minority ^{[citation needed]} mostly adhered to the either the Church of Ireland or, despite the political and economic advantages of membership in the state church, to Presbyterianism.

Relation with Anglican realignment

The Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is theologically conservative. Bishop Ferran Glenfield is a supporter of GAFCON Ireland and he attended GAFCON III, held in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018.^[5]

References

^ Official diocesan website - History
^ Parishes of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Archived 27 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 21 August 2009.
^ The Revd Ferran Glenfield Elected New Bishop Of Kilmore, Elphin And Ardagh. Church of Ireland Press release, 4 February 2013.
^ McBrien, Richard (2008). The Church. Harper Collins. p. xvii. Online version available Browseinside.harpercollins.com Archived 27 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Quote: "[T]he use of the adjective 'Catholic' as a modifier of 'Church' became divisive only after the East-West Schism ...and the Protestant Reformation ...In the former case, the West claimed for itself the title Catholic Church, while the East appropriated the name Holy Orthodox Church. In the latter case, those in communion with the Bishop of Rome retained the adjective "Catholic", while the churches that broke with the Papacy were called Protestant."
^ IRELAND: Bishops' presence at Gafcon an "absolute disgrace", Virtue Online, 24 June 2018

External links

[1] Official diocesan website - History

[2] Parishes of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Archived 27 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 21 August 2009.

[3] The Revd Ferran Glenfield Elected New Bishop Of Kilmore, Elphin And Ardagh. Church of Ireland Press release, 4 February 2013.

[McBrien-4] McBrien, Richard (2008). The Church. Harper Collins. p. xvii. Online version available Browseinside.harpercollins.com Archived 27 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Quote: "[T]he use of the adjective 'Catholic' as a modifier of 'Church' became divisive only after the East-West Schism ...and the Protestant Reformation ...In the former case, the West claimed for itself the title Catholic Church, while the East appropriated the name Holy Orthodox Church. In the latter case, those in communion with the Bishop of Rome retained the adjective "Catholic", while the churches that broke with the Papacy were called Protestant."

[5] IRELAND: Bishops' presence at Gafcon an "absolute disgrace", Virtue Online, 24 June 2018

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v t e Church of Ireland dioceses
Province of Armagh	Armagh Clogher Connor Derry and Raphoe Down and Dromore Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
Province of Dublin	Cashel and Ossory Cork, Cloyne and Ross Dublin and Glendalough Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe Meath and Kildare

v t e Office holders in the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
Current	Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Dean of Kilmore Dean of Elphin and Ardagh Archdeacon of Kilmore Archdeacon of Elphin and Ardagh
Former	Dean of Elphin Dean of Ardagh Archdeacon of Elphin Archdeacon of Ardagh