Diocese of Down and Connor

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Bishop(s) Noël Treanor, Bishop Anthony J. Farquhar, Auxiliary Bishop Donal McKeown, Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Joseph Walsh, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese United: 29 July 1439 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Armagh Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Ireland Square Kilometers: 2,419 (934 Square Miles) Description: Most of Antrim and Down and part of Derry Official Web Site: http://www.downandconnor.org/ Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Lisbreen, 73 Somerton Road, Belfast BT15 4DE, Ireland Telephone: (44-28)9077.6185 Fax: 9077.9377

Historical Details

• Diocese of Down
  • Latin Name: Dunensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Armagh
  • Country: Ireland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Heber MacMahon (McMahon) † ( 1641 Appointed - Jun 1643 Ordained Bishop, Bishop of Clogher)
• James O'Shiel, O.F.M. † ( 1699 Appointed - 1725 Died)
• Theophilus McCartan † ( 1758 Appointed - 16 Dec 1778 Died)
• Hugh MacMullan † ( 1779 Appointed - 1795 Died)
• Patrick MacMullan † ( 1796 Appointed - 25 Oct 1824 Died)
• William Crolly † ( 1825 Appointed - 8 May 1835 Appointed, Archbishop of Armagh)
• Patrick Dorrian † (13 Jul 1865 Succeeded - 1885 Died)
• Patrick MacAlister † ( 1886 Appointed - Mar 1895 Died)
• Henry Henry † (6 Aug 1895 Appointed - 1908 Died)
• John Tohill † (9 Jun 1908 Appointed - 1915 Died)
• Joseph MacRory † (9 Aug 1915 Appointed - 22 Jun 1928 Appointed, Archbishop of Armagh)
• Daniel Mageean † (29 May 1929 Appointed - 17 Jan 1962 Died)
• William J. Philbin † (5 Jun 1962 Appointed - 24 Aug 1982 Retired)
• Cahal Brendan Daly (24 Aug 1982 Appointed - 6 Nov 1990 Appointed, Archbishop of Armagh)
• Patrick Joseph Walsh (18 Mar 1991 Appointed - 22 Feb 2008 Retired)
• Noël Treanor (22 Feb 2008 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Down
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Down (erected)
Diocese of Down and Connor
29 July 1439	United	Diocese of Connor Diocese of Down	Diocese of Down and Connor

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Down and Connor
1950	182,186	755,382	24.1%	213	51	264	690		112	514	62	ap1951
1970	259,006	985,748	26.3%	257	84	341	759		245	2	73	ap1971
1980	297,000	1,060,000	28.0%	207	70	277	1,072		217	389	76	ap1981
1990	298,000	1,162,000	25.6%	213	69	282	1,056		149	437	84	ap1991
1999	307,394	1,000,000	30.7%	208	67	275	1,117		118	335	88	ap2000
2000	310,513	1,000,000	31.1%	205	67	272	1,141		114	327	88	ap2001
2001	312,056	1,000,000	31.2%	201	71	272	1,147		113	310	88	ap2002
2002	315,381	1,000,000	31.5%	196	71	267	1,181		111	305	88	ap2003
2003	313,093	1,000,000	31.3%	190	61	251	1,247		99	293	88	ap2004
2004	317,622	1,000,000	31.8%	189	64	253	1,255		101	289	88	ap2005
2006	321,021	1,000,000	32.1%	183	60	243	1,321		93	266	88	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Cahal Brendan Daly (Bishop: 24 Aug 1982 to 6 Nov 1990)
• Anthony J. Farquhar (Priest: 13 Mar 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Apr 1983)
• Donal McKeown (Priest: 3 Jul 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 2001)
• Noël Treanor (Bishop: 22 Feb 2008 - )
• Patrick Joseph Walsh (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Apr 1983; Bishop: 18 Mar 1991 to 22 Feb 2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• William Crolly † (Bishop: 1825 to 8 May 1835)
• Michael Dallat † (Priest: 10 Mar 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1993 to 31 Mar 2000)
• Cornelius Denvir † (Bishop: 1835 to 13 Jul 1865)
• Patrick Dorrian † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Jun 1860; Bishop: 13 Jul 1865 to 1885)
• Henry Henry † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1895 to 1908)
• Patrick MacAlister † (Bishop: 1886 to Mar 1895)
• Heber MacMahon (McMahon) † (Bishop: 1641 to Jun 1643)
• Hugh MacMullan † (Bishop: 1779 to 1795)
• Patrick MacMullan † (Bishop: 1796 to 25 Oct 1824)
• Joseph MacRory † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1915 to 22 Jun 1928)
• Daniel Mageean † (Priest: 17 Jun 1906; Bishop: 29 May 1929 to 17 Jan 1962)
• Theophilus McCartan † (Bishop: 1758 to 16 Dec 1778)
• James O'Shiel, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1699 to 1725)
• William J. Philbin † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1962 to 24 Aug 1982)
• John Tohill † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1908 to 1915)