United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Dioecesis Unitae Kilmorensis, Elphinensis et Ardachadensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Armagh and Tuam |
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| Denomination | Anglican |
| Cathedral | St Fethlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore, St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo |
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| Bishop | Ferran Glenfield,Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh |
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| https://www.dkea.ie/ | |
TheUnited Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is adiocese of theChurch of Ireland located in centralIreland.[1] It is in theecclesiastical province ofArmagh.
It is one of elevenAnglican dioceses in the island of Ireland. The geographical remit covers all ofCounty Leitrim, almost all of countiesCavan,Longford andRoscommon, plus smaller parts of countiesWestmeath,Sligo,Donegal andFermanagh.
There had been two other cathedrals, but are now in ruins.
The historicsees ofKilmore andArdagh were intermittently united in the 17th and 18th centuries until they were finally united in 1839. They were further merged with the see ofElphin 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.
Each of the dioceses is divided into a number parish groups.[2]
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The three dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh were first created in the early and mid 12th-century. Thesees ofElphin andArdagh were established at theSynod of Rathbreasail in 1111 and the see ofKilmore (originally called Tirbrunensis, Triburnia or Tybruinensis) at theSynod of Kells in 1152.
Following theReformation in the 16th century, the church in "communion with the Bishop of Rome" used the term "Catholic" to distinguish itself from the variousProtestant churches.[4] TheParliament of Ireland broke communion when it created theChurch of Ireland as theState Religion in theKingdom 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, toPresbyterianism.
The Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is theologically conservative. BishopFerran Glenfield is a supporter ofGAFCON Ireland and he attended GAFCON III, held inJerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018.[5]