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The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick (located in County Down) and the village of Connor (located in County Antrim) in Northern Ireland. The title is still used by the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics. ==History== The sees of Down and Connor were established at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111. For a brief period in the early 12th-century, they were united under Máel Máedóc Ua Morgair (Saint Malachy), who also became Archbishop of Armagh.〔, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', pp. 334, 343 and 347.〕 On 29 July 1438, plans for a permanent union of the sees of Down and Connor were submitted to King Henry VI of England for his sanction.〔, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', pp. 344 and 348.〕 Exactly twelve months later, 29 July 1439, Pope Eugene IV issued a papal bull stating that Down and Connor were to be united on the death or resignation of either bishop. In 1442, Bishop John Sely of Down was deprived of his see by Pope Eugene IV,〔(Kilclief Castle ). ''Irish Antiquities''. Retrieved 25 August 2009.〕〔(Kilclief Castle, County of Down ). ''Library Ireland''. Retrieved 25 August 2009.〕 thereby effecting the union of the two dioceses. John Fossade, who had been bishop of Connor since 1431, became the bishop of the united see of Down and Connor in late 1442. However, due to strong opposition to the union in the diocese of Down, three more bishops of Down were appointed, two whilst Fossade was alive and one after his death. It was not until the appointment of Thomas Knight that the two sees were finally united under one bishop. Following the upheaval of the 16th century Reformation in Ireland, there were parallel apostolic successions. In the Church of Ireland, Down and Connor merged with Dromore in 1842 to form the bishopric of Down, Connor and Dromore. They continued until 1945 when they were separated into the bishoprics of Down & Dromore and Connor.〔, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', pp. 388–389.〕〔, ''The Province of Connaught'', pp. 202–218.〕 In the Roman Catholic Church, the see of Down and Connor continues to the present day. The incumbent is the Most Reverend Noel Treanor, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor, who was appointed by the Holy See on 22 February 2008 and ordained bishop on 29 June 2008.〔(Bishops of Down and Connor ). ''Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor''. Retrieved 26 August 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bishop of Down and Connor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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