Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry

Anglican diocese of the Church of Ireland

The Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry (also known as the United Dioceses of Tuam, Killala and Achonry) is a former diocese in the Church of Ireland located in Connacht; the western province of Ireland. It was in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. Its geographical remit included County Mayo and part of counties Galway and Sligo. In 2022, the diocese was amalgamated into the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe.

History

On 13 April 1834, the diocese of Killala and Achonry was united to the Archdiocese of Tuam. On the death of Archbishop Trench of Tuam in 1839, the Province of Tuam was united to the Province of Armagh and the see ceased to be an archbishopric and became a bishopric with Thomas Plunket becoming the first bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry.^[1]

Cathedrals

The bishop had two episcopal seats (Cathedra):

St. Mary's Cathedral, Tuam
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Killala.^[2]

St. Crumnathy's Cathedral, Achonry was deconsecrated in 1998 and is now used for ecumenical events.^[3]

Parishes

Prior to its amalgamation, the diocese was divided into unions (or groups) of parishes.^[4]

Achonry Union:

St. George's Church, Tubbercurry
Rathbarron Church

Aughaval Group:

Holy Trinity Church, Achill Sound
Christ Church, Castlebar
St. Thomas' Church, Dugort
St. Thomas' Church, Knappagh
Turlough Church
Holy Trinity Church, Westport

Ballisodare Union:

Holy Trinity Church, Ballisodare
St. Paul's Church, Colloney
Ballymote, Emlaghfad

Galway & Kilcummin:

St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway
Kilcummin Church, Oughterard

Killala Union:

St. John's Church, Ballycastle
St. Mary's Church, Crossmolina
St. Patricks Cathedral, Killala

Kilmoremoy Union:

St. Michael's, Ballina
Killanley Church, Castleconnor
St. Anne's Easkey
Straid Church, Foxford
Kilglass Church

Omey Union:

Christ Church, Clifden
Holy Trinity Church, Errislannan
St. Thomas' Church, Moyard
St. Mary's Church, Roundstone

Skreen Union:

Christ Church, Dromard
St. Mary's Church, Kilmacshalgan
Skreen Church

Tuam Union:

St. John the Baptist's Church, Aasleagh
St. Mary's Church, Cong
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tuam

List of bishops

Hon. Thomas Plunket (1839–1866)
Hon. Charles Brodrick Bernard (1867–1890)
James O'Sullivan (1890–1913)
Hon. Benjamin John Plunket (1913–1919)
Arthur Edwin Ross (1920–1923)
John Orr (1923–1927)
John Mason Harden (1928–1931)

William Hardy Holmes (1932–1938)
John Winthrop Crozier (1939–1957)
Arthur Hamilton Butler (1958–1969)
John Coote Duggan (1970–1985)
John Robert Winder Neill (1986–1997)
Richard Crosbie Aitken Henderson (1998–2011)
Patrick William Rooke (2011–2021) ^[5]

References

^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 407. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
^ "The Cathedral Churches of Tuam, Killala and Achonry". Church of Ireland. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
^ "Ecumenical Carol Service in St Crumnathy's Cathedral, Achonry". Church of Ireland. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
^ "The United Dioceses of Tuam, Killala and Achonry". Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
^ "Bishops Appoint the Very Revd Patrick Rooke as New Bishop of Tuam, Killala & Achonry :: Saint Patrick's Cathedral Armagh | Church of Ireland". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

External links

Crockford's Clerical Directory – Listings

Church of Ireland dioceses

Province of Armagh

Province of Dublin

v t e Office holders in the Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry
Present	Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry Dean of Tuam Dean of Killala Dean of Achonry Provost of Tuam Archdeacon of Tuam Archdeacon of Killala and Achonry
Former	Archdeacon of Killala Archdeacon of Achonry