Bishop of Raphoe
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The Bishop of Raphoe is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe. In the earliest period of the diocese, this episcopal see is often referred to as Tír Conaill (the surrounding region). The see is sometimes written as Ráith Both, the Middle Irish spelling of the location.
The three earliest known bishops occur the 17th century Catalogue of the Bishops of Raphoes, Sean O Gairedain, Donell O Garvan and Felemy O Syda, with Gilla in Choimded Ua Caráin, later Archbishop of Armagh, the first in contemporary evidence. From the time of the English Reformation, there is a separate succession of bishops in the Church of Ireland, later merging into the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. The current Roman Catholic bishop is Philip Boyce.
[edit] List of bishops of Raphoe
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Eóin Ua Gairedáin | First bishop in the 17th century Catalogue of the Bishops of Raphoes; dates are not given, and he is unknown from elsewhere. His name is written as Sean O Gairedain. |
| Unknown | Domnall Ua Garbáin | Second bishop in the 17th century Catalogue of the Bishops of Raphoes; dates are not given, and he is unknown from elsewhere. His name is written as Donell O Garvan. |
| Unknown | Feidlimid Ua Sida | Third bishop in the 17th century Catalogue of the Bishops of Raphoes; dates are not given, and he is unknown from elsewhere. His name is written as Felemy O Syda. |
| x1156–1175 | Gilla in Choimded Ua Caráin | Called Gilbert (Latin: Gillebertus); translated to the archbishopric of Armagh. |
| resigned 1198 | Anonymous | |
| x1204–1252 | Máel Ísu Ua Doirig | |
| 1253–1261 | Máel Patraic Ua Scannail | Translated to the archbishopric of Armagh. |
| 1263–1265 | John de Alneto | |
| 1265–1274 | Cairpre Ua Scuapa | O. P.. |
| 1275–1299 | Fergal Ua Firgil | |
| elected 1306 | Tomás Ua Naán | Never consecrated. |
| 1306–1319 | Énri Mac in Chrossáin | |
| 1319–1337 | Tomás Mac Carmaic Uí Domnaill | O. Cist., previously Abbot of Assaroe. |
| d. c. 1367 | Pádraig Mac Maonghaill | |
| 1367–1397 | Conchobhar Mac Carmaic Uí Dhomhnaill | O. Cist.; resigned February 21, 1397, died 1399. |
| 1397–x1400 | Seoán Mac Meanmain | O. Cist.. |
| 1400–1419 | Eóin Mac Carmaic | |
| 1420–1438 | Lochlainn Ó Gallchobhair (I) | Also called Laurence (Latin: Laurentius). |
| 1440–1442 | Cornelius Mac Giolla Bhrighde | |
| 1442–1479 | Lochlainn Ó Gallchobhair (II) | Also called Laurence (Latin: Laurentius). |
| 1479–1482 | John de Rogeriis | |
| 1482–1514 | Meanma Mac Carmaic | Also written as Menelaus Mac Carmacáin. Resigned February 6, 1514; died May 9, 1515. |
| 1514–1534 | Conn Ó Cathláin | Called Cornelius O'Cahan; was deprived some time during or before 1534; died 1550. The letter of provision for Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair by Pope Paul III records that the diocese had been vacant for 17 years since the time of Menelaus, indicating that Bishop Cornelius was probably not accepted as bishop by the papacy. |
| 1534–1543 | Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair | Called Edmund O'Gallagher. |
| 1547–1561 | Art O'Gallagher | |
| 1562–1589 | Donald MacGongail | |
| 1591–1611 | Niall O'Boyle | |
| 1621/1625–1661 | John O'Cuilenan | Vicar Apostolic from 1621; provided as bishop June 9, 1625. |
| Provided 1651 | Hugh O'Gallagher | Vicar Apostolic. |
| 1725–1737 | James O'Gallagher | Translated to the bishopric of Kildare May 18, 1737. |
| 1737–1749 | Daniel O'Gallagher | O. F. M.. |
| 1750–1755 | Anthony O'Donnell | |
| 1755–1758 | Nathaniel O'Donnell | |
| 1759–1782 | Philip O'Reilly | |
| 1777/1782–1801 | Anthony Coyle | Provided as coadjutor on April 27, 1777, and consecrated on September 14, 1777; succeeded as bishop in 1782. |
| 1802–1819 | Peter MacLaughlin'' | Resigned on January 12, 1819. |
| 1820–1861 | Patrick MacGettigan | |
| 1856/1861–1870 | Daniel MacGettigan | Provided as coadjutor on February 13, 1856, and consecrated on May 18, 1856; succeeded as bishop on May 1, 1861. Translated to the archbishopric of Armagh on March 7, 1870/ |
| 1871–1879 | James MacDevitt | |
| 1879–1887 | Michael Logue | Translated to archbishopric of Armagh as coadjutor on April 30, 1887. |
| 1888–1922 | Patrick O'Donnell | Translated to archbishopric of Armagh as coadjutor on February 14, 1922. |
| 1923–1963 | William MacNeely | |
| 1965–1982 | Anthony McFeely | |
| 1982–1994 | Séamus Hegarty | Translated to the bishopric of Derry. |
| 1995–present | Philip Boyce |
[edit] References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E. & Porter, S. et al., eds. (1986), Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.), Royal Historycal Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2, London: Offices of the Royal Historycal Society, ISBN 0-86193-106-8
- Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X. & Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984), Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II, New History of Ireland: Volume XI, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198217455
