ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, CALRY. SLIGO 

St Patrick's church, in the Parish of Elphin. Calry, County Sligo.

St Patrick's Church Website Diocese Of Elphin

From the time of St. Patrick in the 5th century to the Synod of Rathbreasail in Ireland in 1111 AD monastic settlements, rather than dioceses, characterised the organisational structure of the Irish Church. Like other dioceses Elphin's origins can be traced to such a monastic settlement, one founded by St. Patrick during the 5th century in the town of Elphin in County Roscommon. Elphin itself is an anglicization of two Irish words "Aill Fion" meaning "Bright Rock".

Today the diocese has a population in excess of 70,000, of whom 68,000 are Roman Catholic. Its thirty-seven parishes divide into six deaneries - Sligo, Boyle, Strokestown, Castlerea, Roscommon and Athlone - and the diocese is served by 108 priests. Dr. Christopher Jones is Bishop and he resides near the Cathedral in Sligo.

Mass Times:

St. Patrick's
Sunday, 10:00am

Priests of the parish:

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