Diocese of Dromore (Roman Catholic)
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Diocese of Dromore Dioecesis Dromorensis Deoise an Droma Mhóir |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Northern Ireland |
| Territory | Parts of counties Antrim, Armagh and Down |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Armagh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 386 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 194,000 88,000 (45.4%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | Diocese in circa 1192 |
| Cathedral | St. Patrick and St. Colman’s Cathedral, Newry |
| Patron saint | St Patrick and St Colman |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John McAreavey |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Eamon Martin |
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| Website | |
| dromorediocese.org | |
The Diocese of Dromore is a Roman Catholic diocese in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which are subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh. The present Bishop is the Most Reverend John McAreavey who received episcopal ordination in 1999.
The See covers portions of counties Down, Armagh and Antrim within Northern Ireland. It contains the city of Newry and the larger towns are Banbridge, Craigavon, Lurgan and Warrenpoint. The bishop's seat (cathedra) is located at the Cathedral Church of St. Patrick and St. Colman in Newry.
The monastery of Dromore is believed to have been founded in the sixth century by St Colman (called also Mocholmóc), probably the first Abbot of Dromore. The first building was a small wattle and daub church on the northern bank of the River Lagan. The Diocese of Dromore was established through the reorganisation of the Irish Church in the late 12th century, possibly at the synod held in Dublin in 1192 by the papal legate, Múirges Ua hÉnna, Archbishop of Cashel. The diocese coincided with the territory of the Uí Echach Cobo, which later became the baronies of Upper and Lower Iveagh, and the lordship of Newry, County Down.
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