Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe

The Diocese of Killaloe (/ˌkɪləˈluː/ kil-ə-LOO; Irish: Deoise Chill Dalua) is a Roman Catholic diocese in mid-western Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel.[1][2] The cathedral church of Ss Peter and Paul is situated in Ennis, County Clare. The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Fintan Monahan.

Diocese of Killaloe

Dioecesis Laoniensis

Deoise Chill Dalua
The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul
Location
Country Republic of Ireland
TerritoryParts of counties Clare, Laois, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Cashel
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Cashel and Emly
Statistics
Area1,747 sq mi (4,520 km2)
Population
- Catholics
114,525
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established1111
CathedralSt Peter and St Paul's Cathedral, Ennis
Patron saintSt Flannan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFintan Monahan,
Bishop of Killaloe
Metropolitan ArchbishopKieran O'Reilly,
Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
Vicar GeneralMsgr. Desmond Hillery
Bishops emeritusWillie Walsh,
Bishop of Killaloe
Map
Website
killaloediocese.ie

Parishes

The diocese is divided into a number of parishes or groups of parishes. Most are located in County Clare, followed by County Tipperary. There are five parishes in County Offaly, one group parish in County Laois and one parish in County Limerick. The main towns in the diocese are Birr, Ennis, Kilrush, Nenagh, Roscrea and Shannon.[3]

DioceseTown / CountyParishes or Group Parishes
Diocese of Killaloe Parishes in the town of Ennis · Ennis Cathedral
 · St. Joseph’s
 · Cloughleigh
 · Franciscan Friary
Parishes in the remainder
of County Clare		 · Ballynacally–Lissycasey
 · Bodyke–Tuamgraney
 · Broadford
 · Carrigaholt & Cross
 · Clarecastle
 · Clonlara
 · Cooraclare & Kilmurry McMahon
 · Corofin
 · Crusheen
 · Doonbeg (Killard) & Kilkee
 · Doora Barefield
 · Dysart & Ruan
 · Feakle
 · Inagh–Kilnamona
 · Killanena–Flagmount
 · Kildysart
 · Killaloe
 · Killimer & Kilrush
 · Kilmihil
 · Milltown Malbay
 · Mountshannon
 · Mullagh
 · Newmarket-on-Fergus
 · O'Callaghans Mills
 · Ogonnelloe
 · Quin-Clooney-Maghera
 · Scariff
 · Shannon
 · Sixmilebridge
 · Tubber, (Kilkeedy)
 · Tulla
Parishes in County Tipperary · Bournea
 · Borrisokane
 · Cloughjordan
 · Lorrha
 · Nenagh
 · Portroe
 · Puckane
 · Roscrea
 · Silvermines
 · Templederry
 · Terryglass
 · Toomevara
 · Youghalarra
Parishes in County Offaly · Birr
 · Dunkerrin
 · Kilcolman
 · Kinnitty
 · Shinrone
Parish in County Laois · Kyle & Knock.
Parish in County Limerick · Castleconnell.

Ordinaries
Main article: Bishop of Killaloe

The following lists the ten most recent bishops.[4]

  • Patrick Kennedy (1836–1851)
  • Daniel Vaughan (1851–1859)
  • Michael Flannery (1859–1891)
  • Thomas J. McRedmond (1891–1904)
  • Michael Fogarty (1904–1955)
  • Joseph Rodgers (1955–1966)
  • Michael Harty (1967–1994)
  • William (Willie) Walsh (1994–2010)
  • Kieran O'Reilly (2010–2015)
  • Fintan Monahan (2016–present)

See also

References
  1. Diocese of Killaloe. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Kieran O'Reilly Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Parishes Archived 2010-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  4. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 434–435. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

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