Diocese of Raphoe

DIOCESE OF RAPHOE (Dioecesis Rapotensis)

Country : Ireland
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 5th Century

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Raphoe

Official blazon

Ermine a chief per pale azire, a sun in slendor or and or , a cross paty gules

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Arms of Bishops

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  James O'Gallagher (1725-1737)

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  Bonaventure O'Gallagher (1739–1749)

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  Anthony O'Donnell (1750-1755)

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  Nathnaiel O'Donnell (1755–1758)

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  Philip O'Reilly (1759–1782)

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  Anthony Coyle (1782-1801)

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  John McElwee (1801-1801)

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  Peter McLaughlin (1802–1819)

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  Patrick McGettigan (1820–1861)

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  Daniel McGettigan (1861–1870)

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  James McDevitt (1871–1879)

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  Michael Logue (1879–1887)

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  Patrick Joseph O'Donnell (1888–1922)

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  William MacNeely (1923–1963)

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  Anthony Columba McFeely (1965–1982)

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  Séamus Hegarty (1982–1994)

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  Philip Boyce (1995-2017)

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  Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (2017-present)

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