Francis Duffy (bishop)
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The Most Reverend Francis Duffy |
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| Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Armagh |
| Diocese | Ardagh and Clonmacnoise |
| Appointed | 17 July 2013 |
| Installed | 6 October 2013 |
| Predecessor | Colm O'Reilly |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 June 1982 |
| Consecration | 6 October 2013 by Seán Brady |
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| Born |
21 April 1958 Bawnboy, County Cavan, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Frank Duffy and Mary Catherine Dolan |
| Alma mater | National University of Ireland, Trinity College Dublin |
| Coat of arms |  |
Dr. Francis Duffy (born 21 April 1958) is an Irish clergyman who was appointed the Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise on 17 July 2013.
He was born in Bawnboy, County Cavan, Ireland on 21 April 1958. After his early education at Munlough national school, he attended St. Patrick's College, Cavan; then, he entered the Seminary at Maynooth, where he took the requisite undergraduate Philosophy and graduate Theology seminary coursework. Subsequently, he earned two Master's Degrees: in History, from the National University of Ireland, and in Education and Management, at Trinity College Dublin.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 20 June 1982, for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore. After his presbyteral ordination, he taught History and the Irish language at St. Patrick's College, Cavan, and was subsequently a teacher at St. Felim's College, Ballinamore, later becoming the Dean there. From 2008 to 2012, he was the Secretary and the Chancellor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore. Up until his episcopal appointment, while assisting at St. Michael's Church, Clifferna in the Parish of Laragh, he was completing, on a sort of gap year, his Doctorate in Education.
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