| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Derry | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Derriena |
| Local: | Deoise Dhoire |
| Country: | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Metropolitan: | Archdiocese of Armagh |
| Territory: | Most of County Londonderry, some parishes in counties Tyrone and Antrim and County Donegal |
| Province: | Province of Armagh |
| Coordinates: | 54.995°N -7.326°W |
| Area Sqmi: | 965 |
| Population: | 336,741 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Catholics: | 252,347 |
| Catholics Percent: | 74.9 |
| Denomination: | Catholic |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral: | St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry |
| Patron: | St Eugene and St Columba |
| Bishop: | Donal McKeown |
| Metro Archbishop: | Eamon Martin |
| Vicar General: | Paul McCafferty & Monsignor Andy Dolan |
| Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry map.png |
| Website: | derrydiocese.org |
The Diocese of Derry (Latin: Dioecesis Derriena; Irish: Deoise Dhoire) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church which straddles the international frontier between the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The diocese was established in the year 1158.[1] The diocese consists of almost fifty parishes and some number of religious congregations have houses in various parts of the diocese.
The Cathedral Church of the diocese is St Eugene's Cathedral. Nearby is St Columba's Church, Long Tower.
Schools in the diocese include: St Columb's College, Thornhill College, St Joseph's Boys' School, Lumen Christi College.
As part of their adult faith development, the diocese runs the Diploma in Pastoral Theology validated by St. Patrick's College, Maynooth,[2] from the Drumalis Retreat Centre.[3]
The Derry Diocese Catechetical Centre in conjunction with St Mary's University, Twickenham offer a Masters in Catholic School Leadership.[4]
Derry contains most of County Londonderry, some parishes in counties Tyrone and Antrim and the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, and the parish of Lifford (Clonleigh) in East Donegal. As well as the city of Derry, the main towns are Buncrana, Coleraine, Lifford, Limavady, Maghera, Omagh and Strabane.
See main article: Bishop of Derry. The following is a basic list of the post-Reformation Roman Catholic bishops and vicars apostolic.[5] [6]