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Diocese of Derry

Dioecesis Derriena

Deoise Dhoire
St Eugene's Cathedral viewed from the walls of Derry
Location
CountryNorthern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
TerritoryMost of County Londonderry, some parishes in counties Tyrone and Antrim and County Donegal
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Armagh
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Armagh
Coordinates54°59′42″N 7°19′34″W / 54.995°N 7.326°W / 54.995; -7.326
Statistics
Area965 sq mi (2,500 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
336,741
252,347 (74.9%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSt Eugene's Cathedral, Derry
Patron saintSt Eugene and St Columba
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDonal McKeown
Metropolitan ArchbishopEamon Martin
Vicar GeneralPaul McCafferty & Monsignor Andy Dolan
Map
Website
derrydiocese.org

The Diocese of Derry (Latin: Dioecesis Derriena; Irish: Deoise Dhoire) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church which straddles the international frontier between the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The diocese was established in the year 1158.[1] The diocese consists of almost fifty parishes and some number of religious congregations have houses in various parts of the diocese.

The Cathedral Church of the diocese is St Eugene's Cathedral. Nearby is St Columba's Church, Long Tower.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Derry". GCatholic.org.

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