Ecclesiastical province Province of Armagh Area 965 sq mi (2,500 km) Cathedral St Eugene's Cathedral | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh Bishop Donal McKeown Phone +44 28 7126 2302 | |
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Country Mostly in Northern Ireland, and partly in the Republic of Ireland Territory Most of County Londonderry, some parishes in counties Tyrone and Antrim and County Donegal Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
316,916
243,229 (76.7%) Address Bishops House, Creggan St, Londonderry BT48 9AP, UK Patron saints Éogan of Ardstraw, Columba Similar St Eugene's Cathedral, Long Tower Church, Holy Family Church, Derry Diocesan Catecheti, St Columb's College Profiles | ||
The Diocese of Derry (Irish: Deoise Dhoire) is a diocese in the north of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The diocese was established in the year 1158.The diocese consists of almost fifty parishes and some number of religious congregations have houses in various parts of the diocese.
Contents
The Cathedral Church of the diocese is St Eugene's Cathedral. Nearby is St Columba's Church, Long Tower. Schools in the diocese include: St Joseph's Boys' School, Thornhill College, St Columb's College, Lumen Christi College.
Geography
Derry contains most of County Londonderry, some parishes in counties Tyrone and Antrim and the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, and the parish of Lifford (Clonleigh) in East Donegal. As well as the city of Derry, the main towns are Buncrana, Coleraine, Lifford, Limavady, Maghera, Omagh and Strabane.
Ordinaries
The following is a basic list of the post-Reformation Roman Catholic bishops and vicars apostolic.