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Description of arms. Quarterly, 1 and 4 azure, two keys endorsed in saltire the wards in chief or, surmounted in the fess point by a lamb passant proper (for the See of Down); 2 and 3 Argent, two keys endorsed in saltire the wards in chief gules, surmounted by an open book in fess proper between two crosses pattées-fitchées in pale sable (for the See of Dromore).

Down and Dromore

   Fergus 584

   Suibhne 825

   Graithene 956

   Finghin 964

   Flaithbertach 1043

   MaelKevin 1086

 — Mael Muire 1117

   Oengus Ua Gormain 1123

 — [Anonymous]

c.1124 Mael Maedoc O Morgair [Malachias]

1152 Mael Isu mac in Chleirig Chuirr [Malachias]

1175 Gilla Domangairt Mac Cormaic

c.1176 Echmilid [Malachias]

c.1202 Radulfus

1224 Thomas

1251 Randulphus

1258 Reginaldus

1265 Thomas Lydel

1277 Nicholas le Blund

1305 Thomas Ketel

1314 Thomas Bright

1328 John of Baliconingham

1329 Ralph of Kilmessan

1353 Richard Calf I

1365 Robert of Aketon

1367 William White

1369 Richard Calf [II]

1386 John Ross

1394 John Dongan

1413 John Cely [or Sely]

1445 Ralph Alderle

BISHOPS OF DOWN AND CONNOR

1441 John Fossard

1447 Thomas Pollard

1451 Richard Wolsey

1456 Thomas Knight

1469 Tadhg O Muirgheasa [Thaddaeus]

1489 Tiberio Ugolino

1520 Robert Blyth

1542 Eugene Magennis

1565 James MacCawell

1569 John Merriman

1572 Hugh Allen

1593 Edward Edgeworth

1596 John Charden

1602 Roben Humpston

1607 John Todd (resigned)

1612 James Dundas

1613 Robert Echlin

1635 Henry Leslie

1661 Jeremy Taylor

1667 Roger Boyle

1672 Thomas Hacket

1694 Samuel Foley

1695 Edward Walkington

1699 Edward Smyth

1721 Francis Hutchinson

1739 Carew Reynell

1743 John Ryder

1752 John Whitcombe

1752 Robert Downes

1753 Arthur Smyth

1765 James Traill

1784 William Dickson

1804 Nathaniel Alexander

1823 Richard Mant

BISHOPS OF DOWN, CONNOR AND DROMORE

1849 Robert Bent Knox

1886 William Reeves

1892 Thomas James Welland

1907 John Baptist Crozier

1911 Charles Frederick D’Arcy

1919 Charles Thornton Primrose Grierson

1934 John Frederick McNeice

1942 Charles King Irwin

BISHOPS OF DOWN AND DROMORE

1945 William Shaw Kerr

1955 Frederick Julian Mitchell

1970 George Alderson Quin

1980 Robert Henry Alexander Eames

1986 Gordon McMullan

1997 Harold Creeth Miller

2020 David Alexander McClay

 

Dromore

   Mael Brighde 974

   Riagan 1101

1197 Ua Ruanada

1227 Geraldus

1245 Andreas

1284 Tigernach I

1290 Gervasius

 — Tigernach II

1309 Florentius Mac Donnocain

1351 Anonymous

1366 Milo

1369 Christophorus Cornelius 1382

1382 John O'Lannoy

1398 Thomas Orwell

1400 John Waltham

1402 Roger Appleby

1408 Richard Payl

1410 Marcus

1411 John Chourles

1414 Seaan O Ruanadha

1419 Nicholas Wartre

1429 Thomas Rackelf

1431 William

1431 David Chirbury

1450 Thomas Scrope [Bradley]

1450 Thomas Radcliff

1456 Donatus O h-Anluain [Ohendua]

1457 Richard Messing

1463 William Egremond

 — Aonghus [Aeneas] 1476

1476 Robert Kirke

1480 Yvo Guillen

1483 George Braua

1511 Tadhg O Raghallaigh [Thaddeus]

1536 Quintin O Quigley [Cogley]

1539 Roger McHugh

1540 Arthur Magennis

1607 John Todd

[1613 John Tanner, not consecrated]

1613 Theophilus Buckworth

1661 Robert Leslie

1661 Jeremy Taylor (administered the diocese)

1667 George Rust

1671 Essex Digby

1683 Capel Wiseman

1695 Tobias Pullein

1713 John Stearne

1717 Ralph Lambert

1727 Charles Cobbe

1732 Henry Maule

1744 Thomas Fletcher

1745 Jemmett Browne

1745 George Marlay

1763 John Oswald

1763 Edward Young

1765 Henry Maxwell

1766 William Newcome

1775 James Hawkins

1780 William de la Poer Beresford

1782 Thomas Percy

1811 George Hall

1812 John Leslie

1819 James Saurin

United to Down since 1842

 

Elphin

   Domnall mac Flannacain Ua

   Dubhthaig 1136

   Muiredach O Dubhthaig 1150

1152 Mael Isu O Connachtain

   Flannacan O Dubhthaig 1168

c.1177 Tomaltach mac Aeda Ua Conchobhair [Thomas]

c.1180 Florint Ua Riacain Ui Maelrvanaid

1206 Ardgar O Conchobhair

1226 Dionysius O Mordha

c.1230 Alanus

1231 Donnchad mac Fingein O Conchobhair [Dionysius Donatus]

1245 Eoin O Mugroin

1247 Tomaltach macToirrdelbaig O Conchobhair [Thomas]

1260 Mael Sechlainn O Conchobhair [Milo]

1262 Tomas mac Fergail mac Diarmata

1266 Muiris O Conchobhair

[1285 Amiaim O Tommaltaig, not consecrated]

1285 Gilla Isu mac in Liathana O Conchobhair

1297 Maelsechlainn mac Briain [Malachias]

1303 Donnchad O Flannacain, [Donatus]

1307 Cathal O Conchobhair

1310 Mael Sechlainn Mac Aedha

1313 Lurint O Lachtnain [Laurence]

1326 Sean O Finnachta

1355 Carolus

1357 Gregory O Mochain

1372 Thomas Barrett

1383 Seoan O Mochain

1407 Seaan O Grada

1405 Gerald Caneton

1412 Thomas Colby

1418 Robert Fosten

1421 Edmund Barrett

1427 Johannes

1429 Laurence O Beolain

1429 William O hEidighean

1448 Conchobhar O Maolalaidh

1458 Nicholas O Flanagan

1487 Hugo Arward

1492 Rlocard mac Briain O gCuanach

1499 George Brana

1501 Cornelius O Flannagain

1508 Christopher Fisher

1525 John Maxey

1539 William Maginn 1541(?)

1539 Gabriel de Sancto Serio

1541 Conach or Con O'Negall or O'Shyagall

1552 Roland Burke [de Burgo]

1582 Thomas Chester

1583 John Lynch

1611 Edward King

1639 Henry Tilson

1661 John Parker

1667 John Hodson

1691 Simon Digby

1720 Henry Downes

1724 Theophilus Bolton

1730 Robert Howard

1740 Edward Synge

1762 William Gore

1772 Jemmett Browne

1775 Charles Dodgson

1795 John Law

1810 Power le Poer Trench

1819 John Leslie 1854

United to Kilmore and Ardagh on the death of Bishop Beresford in 1841, when Bishop Leslie became Bishop of the united dioceses.

 

Killala

   Muiredach

   Kellach

   O Maolfogmair I 1137

   O Maolfogmair II 1151

   Imar O Ruaidhin 1176

1179 O Maolfogmair III

1199 Domnall Ua Becdha

1207 Cormac O'Tarpy

   O'Kelly 1214

1226 Aengus O Maolfogmair [Elias]

   Gille Cellaig O Ruaidhin

1253 Seoan O Laidlg

1281 Donnchad O Flaithbertaig [Donatus]

1307 John Tankard

   Sean O Flaithim 1343

1344 James Bermingham

1347 William O DusucBhda

1351 Robert Elyot

1381 Thomas Lodowys

1383 Conchobar O Coineoil [Cornelius]

1390 Thomas Horwell [Orwell]

1400 Thomas Barrett

1403 Muircheartach Cleirach mac

   Donnchadha O DusucBhda

   Connor O'Connell 1423

1427 Fergal Mac Martain

1431 Thaddaeus Mac Creagh

1432 Brian O Coneoil

1447 Robert Barrett

1452 Ruaidhri Bairead [Barrett]

1453 Thomas

1459 Richard Viel

   Miler O'Connell

1461 Donatus O Conchobhair

1470 Tomas Bairead [Barrett]

1487 John de Tuderto [Seaan O Caissin]

1500 Thomas Clerke

1508 Malachias O Clumhain

1513 Risdeard Bairead

1545 Redmond O'Gallagher

1570 Donat O'Gallagher

1580 John O'Casey

1592 Owen O'Conor

1613 Miler Magrath

Achonry united to Killala 1622

1623 Archibald Hamilton

1630 Archibald Adair (deposed, but subsequently restored)

164?  John Maxwell

1661 Henry Hall

1664 Thomas Bayly

1671 Thomas Otway

1680 John Smith

1681 William Smyth

1682 Richard Tennison

1691 William Lloyd

1717 Henry Downes

1720 Charles Cobbe

1727 Robert Howard

1730 Robert Clayton

173?  Mordecai Cary

175?  Richard Robinson [afterwards Baron Rokeby]

1759 Samuel Hutchinson

1781 William Cecil Pery

1784 William Preston

1787 John Law

1795 John Porter

1798 Joseph Stock

1810 James Verschoyle

United to Tuam since 1834