Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe
- See Diocese of Derry and Raphoe for the Anglican (Church of Ireland) counterpart
Diocese of Raphoe Dioecesis Rapotensis Deoise Ráth Bhoth | |
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The Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba, Letterkenny, the episcopal seat of the bishops of Raphoe | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Donegal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Armagh |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Armagh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,556 sq mi (4,030 km2) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1111 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba, Letterkenny |
| Patron saint | St Eunan and St Columba |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Eamon Martin |
| Apostolic Administrator | Monsignor Kevin Gillespie |
| Vicar General | Frs Michael McKeever, Francis McLoone |
| Bishops emeritus | Philip Boyce |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| raphoediocese.ie | |
The Diocese of Raphoe (/rəˈfoʊ/ rə-FOH; Latin: Dioecesis Rapotensis; Irish: Deoise Ráth Bhoth) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses in the inter-Irish primatial ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh.
On 9 June 2017, Alan McGuckian was appointed Bishop of Raphoe and was ordained to the episcopate on 5 August 2017.