Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora

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

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Galway, 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.

Origin/meaning

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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
Martin Drennan (2005-2016)
Brendan Kelly (2017-present)

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