Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor
Also known as: Deoise an Dúin agus Chonaire
Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Diocese of Down and Connor, (Latin: Dioecesis Dunensis et Connorensis; Irish: Deoise an Dúin agus Chonaire) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh. The diocese is led by Bishop Alan McGuckian.
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Background
History
St Fergus (died 583) was the first Bishop of Down. The Diocese of Connor was founded in 480 at Connor, County Antrim, by Mac Nisse. St. Malachy later became bishop in 1124. The dioceses of Down and Connor were permanently joined in 1439. In 1670, as an effect of the Reformation, wars, and penal laws, in the whole of Down and Connor there were only 2,500 Catholic families. When at length the pressure of penal legislation was removed Catholicism revived rapidly. In the period 1810–1840, a period of relaxation of the penal laws culminating in Catholic Emancipation, an estimated forty new churches were built, mostly in the rural parts of the diocese. This progress made under William Crolly…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9240, -6.1020
- Established
- 1453
- Official site
- www.downandconnor.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q868494 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor?
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9240°, -6.1020°.
- When was Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor built?
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor dates to 1453.