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Diocese of Elphin

Dioecesis Elphinensis

Deoise Ail Finn
Location
CountryIreland
TerritoryParts of counties Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath and Galway
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Tuam
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Tuam
Statistics
Area1,201 sq mi (3,110 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

70,000
68,000
Parishes37
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedDiocese in 1111
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo
Patron saintSt Ascius and the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopKevin Doran
Bishop of Elphin
Metropolitan ArchbishopFrancis Duffy
Archbishop of Tuam
Vicar GeneralCanons Tom Hever & Liam Devine
Map
Website
elphindiocese.ie

The Diocese of Elphin (el-FIN; Irish: Deoise Ail Finn) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Ireland. It is in the Metropolitan Province of Tuam and is subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam. The current bishop is Kevin Doran who was appointed in 2014.

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