Michael Duignan (bishop)

The Most Reverend

Michael Duignan
The Most Reverend; Michael Duignan
Bishop of Clonfert and Galway and Kilmacduagh; Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora
Church	Roman Catholic
Diocese	Clonfert and Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora;
Appointed	16 July 2019 (Clonfert); 11 February 2022 (Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora);
Installed	13 October 2019 (Clonfert); 1 May 2022 (Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora);
Predecessor	John Kirby (Clonfert); Brendan Kelly (Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora);
Orders
Ordination	17 July 1994; by Dominic Conway
Consecration	13 October 2019; by John Kirby
Personal details
Born	15 July 1970; Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland
Previous post(s)	Chancellor, Secretary, Episcopal Vicar for Education and Formation, and Financial Administrator of the Diocese of Elphin; National Director of and National Co-ordinator of Formation for the Permanent Diaconate for the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference; Director of Religious Education, Theology and Chaplaincy at St Angela's College;
Alma mater	St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions; Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Respicite ad eum, et illuminamini ; (Come ye to him and be enlightened)
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Michael Gerard Duignan (born 15 July 1970) is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Clonfert since 2019 and additionally as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh since 2022.

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