Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore
Diocese of Kilmore
Dioecesis Kilmorensis

The Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Felim in Cavan, the episcopal seat of the bishops of Kilmore.
Location
Territory Most of County Cavan, parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo
Ecclesiastical province Province of Armagh
Metropolitan Mostly in the Republic of Ireland, and partly in Northern Ireland
Statistics
Area 850 sq mi (2,200 km2)
Population
- Catholics

57,024
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1152
Cathedral St Patrick and St Felim's Cathedral, Cavan
Patron saint St Patrick and St Felim
Current leadership
Pope Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Philip Leo O'Reilly,
Bishop of Kilmore
Metropolitan Archbishop Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady,
Archbishop of Armagh
Map

The Diocese of KIlmore, shown in cream,
within the Province of Armagh
Website
kilmorediocese.ie

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore (Irish: Deoise An Chill Mhór; Latin: Dioecesis Kilmorensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese which is mainly in the Republic of Ireland although a few parishes are in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which are subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh.[1][2] The present Bishop is the Most Reverend Philip Leo O'Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore, who was installed on 15 November 1998.[3]

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Ecclesiastical history

The diocese was originally called Triburnia or Tybruinensis (Tir Briuin, the land of the clan of Brian, King of Connaught).[4] It was formally established at the Synod of Kells in 1152. The boundaries of the diocese are approximately the same as those of the ancient Kingdom of Breifne;[5] which today consists of almost all of County Cavan, roughly the northern half of County Leitrim, and parts of County Fermanagh, County Meath and County Sligo.

In the sixth century St. Felim, the patron of the diocese, established a church at Kilmore, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Cavan Town. In 1454, Bishop Aindrias Mac Brádaigh (Andrew McBrady) had this ancient church rebuilt and was given permission by Pope Nicholas V to be the cathedral of the diocese. It became to be known in Irish as An Chill Mhór (meaning The Great Church), which gave its name to the diocese, a name which has remained ever since.

Kingdom of Ireland

During the English Reformation, the diocese lost the cathedral and all other temporalities. After a period of two hundred years of uncertainty, Bishop Denis Maguire (1770–98) gave new stability to the diocese and started the process of rebuilding both discipline and churches. Bishop James Browne (1827–65) continued with this work and founded the diocesan college in 1839. Bishop Patrick Lyons (1937–49) had the old Roman Catholic Cathedral in Cavan rebuilt between 1938 and 1942, which is dedicated to Saints Patrick and Felim and is built in the neoclassical style with a spire of 230 ft (70.1 m).[5][6]

Ordinaries

The following is a basic list of the bishops of Kilmore since 1728.[7]

  • Michael MacDonagh, O.P. (1728–1746)
  • Laurence Richardson, O.P. (1747–1753)
  • Andrew Campbell (1753–1769)
  • Denis Maguire, O.F.M. (1770–1798)
  • Charles O'Reilly (1798–1800)
  • James Dillon (1800–1806)
  • Farrell O'Reilly (1807–1829)
  • James Browne (1829–1865)
  • Nicholas Conaty (1865–1886)
  • Bernard Finegan (1886–1887)
  • Edward MacGennis (1888–1906)
  • Andrew Boylan, C.SS.R. (1907–1910)
  • Patrick Finegan (1910–1937)
  • Patrick Lyons (1937–1949)
  • Austin Quinn (1950–1972)
  • Francis McKiernan (1972–1998)
  • Philip Leo O'Reilly (since–1998)

See also

References

  1. ^ Archdiocese of Armagh. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
  2. ^ Diocese of Kilmore: Homepage. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
  3. ^ Diocese of Kilmore: The Bishop. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
  4. ^ St. Feithlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
  5. ^ a b Kilmore: The Diocese. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
  6. ^ Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim, Cavan. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
  7. ^ Diocese of Kilmore. Catholic-Hierarchy website. Retrieved 26 April 2010.



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