Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe

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The Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe (Full title: Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly) is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe in the Province of Dublin.^[1]

Cathedrals

The united bishopric has three cathedrals:

• St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick,^[2]
• St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe,^[3]
• St Brendan's Cathedral, Clonfert.^[4]

Five others are in ruins or no longer exist:

• St Brendan's Cathedral, Ardfert was destroyed by fire in 1641
• St Alibeus' Cathedral, Emly was demolished in 1877.^[4]
• Kilmacduagh cathedral, which is partly in ruins
• Aghadoe Cathedral, which is partly in ruins
• Kilfenora Cathedral, which is partly in ruins, dates from the 12th century.

List of Bishops of Limerick and Killaloe

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1976	1981	Edwin Owen	Formerly Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert; elected Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe on 21 September 1976; enthroned 5 December 1976; retired on 6 January 1981; died 2 April 2005.[5]
1981	1985	Walton Empey	Born 26 October 1934; elected 14 January 1981; consecrated 25 March 1981;[5] translated to Meath and Kildare in 1985, and subsequently to Dublin in 1996.
1985	2000	Edward Darling	Born 24 July 1933; consecrated at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin on 30 November 1985; retired on 31 July 2000.[6]
2000	2008	Michael Mayes	Born 1941; translated from Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh;[7] elected 8 September 2000;[7] retired 31 March 2008.[8]
2008	present	Trevor Williams	Current Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe; born 1948; elected 6 May 2008;[9] consecrated at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin on 11 July 2008.[10]

Episcopal combination history

Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe	Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe	Bishop of Limerick
		Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe
	Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert	Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora	Bishop of Killaloe
			Bishop of Kilfenora
		Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh	Bishop of Clonfert
			Bishop of Kilmacduagh

See also

• List of Anglican diocesan bishops in Britain and Ireland
• List of Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom and Ireland

References

1. ^ Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert. Church of Ireland website. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
2. ^ St Mary's Cathedral, Limmerick. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
3. ^ St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
4. ^ ^{a b} The Cathedral Churches of Limerick and Killaloe. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
5. ^ ^{a b} Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 401. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
6. ^ Bishop Darling of Limerick announces his retirement. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
7. ^ ^{a b} Election of new Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
8. ^ Retirement of the Bishop of Limerick. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
9. ^ The Revd Canon Trevor Williams Elected Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
10. ^ Consecration of the Rt Revd Trevor Williams as Bishop of Limerick. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.

External links

• Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings

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