consecration nationality article_title coat_of_arms birth_date archdiocese church alma_mater title term_start diocese name consecrated_by predecessor birth_place parents type appointed religion ordination
6 october 2013 irish francis duffy -lrb- bishop -rrb-
 coat of arms of francis duffy.svg 21 april 1958 armagh roman catholic church national university of ireland , trinity college dublin bishop of ardagh and clonmacnoise 6 october 2013 armagh francis duffy seán brady colm o'reilly bawnboy , county cavan , ireland frank duffy and mary catherine dolan bishop 17 july 2013 roman catholic 20 june 1982
francis duffy -lrb- bishop -rrb-

francis duffy -lrb- born 21 april 1958 -rrb- is an irish clergyman who was appointed the bishop of ardagh and clonmacnoise on 17 july 2013 .
he was born in bawnboy , county cavan , ireland on 21 april 1958 .
after his early education at munlough national school , he attended st. patrick 's college , cavan ; then , he entered the seminary at maynooth , where he took the requisite undergraduate philosophy and graduate theology seminary coursework .
subsequently , he earned two master 's degrees : in history , from the national university of ireland , and in education and management , at trinity college dublin .
he was ordained to the priesthood on 20 june 1982 , for the roman catholic diocese of kilmore .
after his presbyteral ordination , he taught history and the irish language at st. patrick 's college , cavan , and was subsequently a teacher at st. felim 's college , ballinamore , later becoming the dean there .
from 2008 to 2012 , he was the secretary and the chancellor of the roman catholic diocese of kilmore .
up until his episcopal appointment , while assisting at st. michael 's church , clifferna in the parish of laragh , he was completing , on a sort of gap year , his doctorate in education .
he was appointed the bishop of ardagh and clonmacnoise by pope francis on 17 july 2013 .
his episcopal consecration took place on 6 october 2013 , the principal consecrator was cardinal seán brady , archbishop of armagh , and the principal co-consecrators were charles john brown , apostolic nuncio to ireland , and colm o'reilly , bishop emeritus of ardagh and clonmacnoise .
he is the fourth native of templeport civil parish to hold the see of ardagh along with cormac mác shamhradháin , edmund macgauran and james magauran .
