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Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross: Argent a cross pattée gules charged with a crosier in pale, enfiled with a mitre labelled or. The Diocese of Cork and Ross (Irish: Deoise Chorcaí agus Rosa) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly.
The Diocese of Cork was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail (1111 AD) on an ancient bishopric founded by Saint Finbarr in 876. On 30 July 1326, Pope John XXII, on the petition of King Edward II of England, issued a papal bull for the union of the bishoprics of Cork and Cloyne, the union to take effect on the death of either bishop.
Secondly, the Diocese of Galway was created in 1831 following the abolition of the Wardenship of Galway. James Butler 2nd, the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly (1774–91), [ 1 ] on being appointed by Rome moved his residence and cathedra from Cashel, favouring Thurles instead, where his successors continue to reign today.
The Diocese of Cork and Ross can refer to: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross; The former Church of Ireland diocese of Cork and Ross is now incorporated within the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
In the Church of Ireland, the diocese is now part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is part of the Diocese of Cork and Ross. [1] In the 19th century, an exclave of the diocese existed around that part of the Beara peninsula in County Cork including the area around Glengariff though not as far east as Bantry.
In the Diocese of Cork and Ross: Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne; Church of St Mary and St John, Ballincollig; Holy Trinity Church, Cork (Capuchins) Honan Chapel; Saints Peter and Paul's Church, Cork; St. Mary's Dominican Church and Priory; St. Patrick's Cathedral, Skibbereen; In the Diocese of Cloyne: St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Province of Dublin. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Paul Colton BCL, DipTh, MPhil, LLM, PhD. He was consecrated bishop at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Thursday 25 March 1999; the Feast of the Annunciation.
In 2012 The Cork Scripture Group was founded to promote scripture in the diocese [9] and offers with the neighbouring Diocese of Cork and Ross a Diocesan Certificate in Biblical Studies. [10] As of 2016, the diocese was running courses in catechism in conjunction with the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham. [11] [12]