Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Ardagh, Diocese of

ARDAGH, DIOCESI DI

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ARDAGH, Diocese of. - In central Ireland (Eire). The name derives from the Gaelic Ardachadh, "high field". In 454 St. Patrick founded a church and a monastery at Ardachadh, appointing St. Mel as first bishop and superior. The feast of St. Mel, patron of the diocese, is celebrated on 6 February. In 1729 the diocese of Clonmacnoise was united with that of A. At Clonmacnoise there was a monastery founded by St. Ciaran in 544, one of the most renowned of medieval Ireland. The two united dioceses comprise 41 parishes and 114 diocesan priests, in the care of 84,529 faithful.

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BIBL.: J. Lanigan, Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, Dublin 1829; J. Monahan, Records of A. and Clonmacnoise, ibid. 1886; J. Healy, Ireland's Ancient Schools and Scholars, ibid. 1890.

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Mac, Daid Dionisio. “Ardagh, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 1849. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/ardagh-diocesi-di.

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Mac, Daid Dionisio. “Ardagh, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 1849. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ardagh-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {Mac, Daid Dionisio},
  title     = {Ardagh, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {1849},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ardagh-diocesi-di}
}

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