Bishop of Clogher (Roman Catholic)

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The Bishop of Clogher is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher. The bishop resides in the town of Monaghan.

The diocese covers much of south west Ulster, taking in most of Fermanagh and Monaghan and parts of Cavan, Leitrim and Donegal. The current bishop is the Most Reverend Dr. Joseph Duffy.

The Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Church each have a Diocese of Clogher and each its own diocesan bishop and clergy. For details of the Church of Ireland bishops see Bishop of Clogher (Church of Ireland)

[edit] Bishops of the Diocese of Clogher

• Cináeth Ua Baígill ( – 1135)
  
• Gilla Críst Ua Morgair (1135 – 1138)
  
• Áed Ua Cáellaide (1138 – 1178)
  
• Mael Ísu Ua Cerbaill (1178 – 1186/7)
  
• Gilla Críst Ua Mucaráin (c.1187 – 1193)
  
• Máel Ísu Ua Máel Chiaráin (1194 – 1197)
  
• Gilla Tigernaig Mac Gilla Rónáin (c.1197 – 1218)
  
• Donatus Ó Fidabra (c.1218 – c.1227)
  
• Nehemias Ó Brácáin (1227 – 1240)
  
• David Ó Brácáin (c.1245 – 1267)
  
• Michael Mac an tSáir (1268 – 1287)
  
• Matthaeus Mac Cathasaig I (1287 – 1310)
  
• Henricus (fl.1310 – c.1316)
  
• Gelasius alias Cornelius Ó Bánáin (c.1316 – 1319)
  
• Nicolaus Mac Cathasaigh (1320 – 1356)
  
• Brian Mac Cathmhaoil (1356 – 1358)
  
• Matthaeus Mac Cathasaigh II (c.1361 – )
  
• Aodh Ó hEóthaigh (alias Ó Neill) ( – 1369)
  
• Johannes Ó Corcráin (1373 – c.1389)
  
• Art Mac Cathmhaoil (1390 – 1432)
  
• Piaras Mag Uidhir (1433 – 1447)
  
• Rossa mac Tomáis Óig Mág Uidhir (1450 – 1483)
  
• Florence Woolley (1475 – 1500) Did not get possession
  
• Niall mac Séamuis Mac Mathghamhna (1484 – 1488) Bulls not expedited
  
• John Edmund de Courcy (1484 – 1494)
  
• Séamus mac Pilib Mac Mathghamhna (1494 – 1503) Did not take effect
  
• Andreas (1500 – )
  
• Nehemias Ó Cluainín (1502 – 1503)
  
• Giolla Pádraig Ó Condálaigh (1504 – 1504)
  
• Eoghan Mac Cathmhaoil (1505 – 1515)
  
• Pádraig Ó Cuilín (1517 – 1534)
  
• Hugh O’Carolan (1537 – 1569)
  
• Raymond MacMahon (1546 – 1560)
  
• Cornelius MacArdel (1560 – c.1592)
  
• Eugene Matthews (1609 – 1611)
  
• Heber MacMahon (1643 – 1650)
  
• Patrick Duffy (1671 – 1675)
  
• Patrick Tyrrell (1676 – 1689)
  
• Hugh MacMahon (1707 – 1715)
  
• Bernard MacMahon (1718 – 1737)
  
• Ross Roe MacMahon (1738 – 1747)
  
• Daniel O’Reilly (1747 – 1778)
  
• Hugh O’Reilly (1778 – 1801)
  
• James Murphy (1801 – 1824)
  
• Edward Kernan (1824 – 1844)
  
• Charles McNally (1844 – 1864)
  
• James Donnelly (1865 – 1893)
  
• Richard Owens (1894 – 1909)
  
• Patrick McKenna (1909 – 1942)
  
• Eugene O'Callaghan (1943 – 1969)
  
• Patrick Mulligan (1970 – 1979)
  
• Joseph Duffy (1979 – )