Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora

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DIOCESE OF GALWAY, KILMACDUAGH AND KILFENORA (Dioecesis Galviensis, Duacensis et Finaborensi)

Country : Ireland
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1883 from the Diocese of Galway and the Diocese of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora

Official blazon

The diocese uses three different shields:

• (Galway) :Gules a crozier in aple or debruised in fess with an open book argent bound or.
• (Kilmacduagh) : Azure, a bishop in benediction in full pontificals proper, between in chief two mullets or and in base the facade of a church with two cupolas or.
• (Kilfenora) : Argent, a rose gules, a chief sable three mullets or.

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Arms of Bishops

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  Thomas Joseph Carr (1883-1886)

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  Francis McCormack (1887-1908

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  Thomas O’Dea (1909-1923

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  Thomas O’Doherty (1923-1936

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  Michael Browne (1937-1976

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  Eamon Casey (1976-1992

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  James McLoughlin (1993-2005

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  Martin Drennan (2005-2016)

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  Brendan Kelly (2017-present)

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