Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath
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Diocese of Meath Dioecesis Midensis Deoise na Mí |
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| Location | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Territory | Most of counties Meath, Westmeath part of Offaly along with part of counties Longford, Louth, Dublin and Cavan. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Armagh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,977 sq mi (5,120 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 303,000 267,831 (88.4%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar |
| Patron saint | St Finian |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | The Most Reverend Dr. Michael Smith, Bishop of Meath |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Eamon Martin |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofmeath.ie | |
The Diocese of Meath (Irish: Deoise na Mí) is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which belong to the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The incumbent ordinary is the Most Reverend Michael Smith, who succeeded to the title on 16 May 1990.
Meath diocese covers most of counties Meath and Westmeath, part of Offaly along with part of counties Longford, Louth, Dublin and Cavan. The principal towns are Ashbourne, Drogheda, Dunboyne, Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington, Mullingar, Navan and Tullamore.
Although there had been abbot-bishops of Clonard since the sixth century, the diocese of Clonard proper was not formally established until 1111. It was one of the twenty-four dioceses established by the Synod of Rathbreasail. The diocese covered roughly the western part of the Kingdom of Meath with the bishop's seat located at Clonard Abbey.
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