Diocese of Raphoe

DIOCESE OF RAPHOE (Dioecesis Rapotensis)

Country : Ireland
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 5th Century

Official blazon

Ermine a chief per pale azire, a sun in slendor or and or , a cross paty gules

Origin/meaning

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Arms of Bishops

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James O'Gallagher (1725-1737)
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Bonaventure O'Gallagher (1739–1749)
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Anthony O'Donnell (1750-1755)
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Nathnaiel O'Donnell (1755–1758)
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Philip O'Reilly (1759–1782)
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Anthony Coyle (1782-1801)
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John McElwee (1801-1801)
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Peter McLaughlin (1802–1819)
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Patrick McGettigan (1820–1861)
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Daniel McGettigan (1861–1870)
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James McDevitt (1871–1879)
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Michael Logue (1879–1887)
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Patrick Joseph O'Donnell (1888–1922)
William MacNeely (1923–1963)
Anthony Columba McFeely (1965–1982)
Séamus Hegarty (1982–1994)
Philip Boyce (1995-2017)
Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (2017-present)

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