Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne

Diocese of Cloyne

Dioecesis Cloynensis

Deoise Chluana
Location
CountryRepublic of Ireland
TerritoryNorthern and eastern parts of County Cork
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Cashel
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Cashel and Emly
Statistics
Area1,328 sq mi (3,440 km2)
Population
- Catholics

151,711
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedBishopric in 580; Diocese in 1152
CathedralSt Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
Patron saintColman of Cloyne
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWilliam Crean
Bishops emeritusJohn Magee
Map
Website
cloynediocese.ie

The Diocese of Cloyne (Irish: Deoise Chluana)[1] is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster).[2]

  1. ^ [1] The Irish form of Cloyne is Cluain, genitive Chluana; no article is used
  2. ^ "Diocese of Cloyne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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