A Diocesan History

The Diocese of Derry is the fourth largest diocese in Ireland and the most northerly. It consists of 51 parishes, organised into four deaneries, with territory in Counties Derry, Tyrone and Donegal, as well as a small part of County Antrim.......

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We would like to acknowledge the following sources for supplying the information contained in this website:

A Noble History - A short history of the diocese of Derry by John R. Walsh. 2001 Editions du Signe

Diocese of Derry, Directory 2008

A massive word of thanks must go to the creators of the intial Derry Diocese website. The information supplied was immense, and proved extremely useful in determining the structure of this new site.

The main acknowledgement goes to Father Gerry Sweeney, photographer - as with any website of this nature, it is the images that brings it to life. Fr Sweeney has been responsible for every single parish image. Words can not convey how helpful he has been. Thank you for all your help and for supplying all the necessary photographs..