The United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is a diocese of the Church of Ireland located in central Ireland.Official diocesan website - History 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
St Fethlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo. 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.Parishes of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh . Retrieved on 21 August 2009.
Diocese of Kilmore
Diocese of Elphin
Boyle and Riverstown Calry Drumcliff Roscommon Sligo (Cathedral)
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)The Revd Ferran Glenfield Elected New Bishop Of Kilmore, Elphin And Ardagh. Church of Ireland Press release, 4 February 2013.
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.McBrien, Richard (2008). The Church. Harper Collins. p. xvii. Online version available Browseinside.harpercollins.com . 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." 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 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.IRELAND: Bishops' presence at Gafcon an "absolute disgrace", Virtue Online, 24 June 2018
See also List of Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom and Ireland Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise Dean of Kilmore Dean of Elphin and Ardagh Archdeacon of Kilmore Archdeacon of Elphin Archdeacon of Ardagh
References
External links Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Kilmore Cathedral architecture & stainglass windows (Gloine website) Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh official page