Comprises parts of Down, Armagh, and Antrim counties; suffragan of Armagh; founded 6th century by Saint Colman, first bishop. The ancient cathedral, taken by the Protestants, was burnt in 1641 by Irish insurgents, and later rebuilt.
Dromore, Ireland, Diocese of
Dromore, Ireland, Diocese of
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