Diocese of Achonry Dioecesis Achadensis Deoise Achadh Conaire | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | Parts of counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tuam |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Tuam |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 346 sq mi (900 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 39,000 (est.) 36,234 (92.9%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | Between 1111 and 1152 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen |
| Patron saint | St Nathy and St Attracta[1] |
| Secular priests | 41 (diocesan) 1 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Paul Dempsey, Bishop of Achonry |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Duffy, Archbishop of Tuam |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| achonrydiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Achonry (Irish: Deoise Achadh Conaire) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Ireland. It is one of the five suffragan sees of the Archdiocese of Tuam.[2] The diocese was often called the "bishopric of Luighne" in the Irish annals. It was not established at the Synod of Rathbreasail, but Máel Ruanaid Ua Ruadáin signed as "bishop of Luighne" at the Synod of Kells.[3]
At present there are twenty-three parishes in the diocese, located in Counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. There are twenty-six priests involved in full-time parish ministry and four involved in secondary education.
On 27 January 2020 Pope Francis appointed Paul Dempsey — parish priest of Newbridge — as the new Bishop of Achonry.[4] He received episcopal ordination in the diocesan cathedral, which is dedicated to The Annunciation and St. Nathy, in Ballaghaderreen, on 30 August 2020.[5]
