Clogher, Ireland, diocese of
Clogher, Ireland, diocese of
Comprises Monaghan, nearly all of Fermanagh, a large portion of Tyrone, and portions of Donegal, Louth, and Cavan. Suffragan of the archdiocese of Armagh. Founded by Saint Patrick in 454. Notable bishops include
Saint Macarten , first bishop
Saint Aidan of Lindesfarne
Heber MacMahon (1643-1650) who figured prominently in the war of the Irish Confederates
See also:
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
diocese of Clogher
patron saints index
New Catholic Dictionary