- Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe
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Diocese of Killaloe
Dioecesis Laoniensis
The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul rises above O'Connell Street, EnnisLocation Country Republic of Ireland Territory Parts of counties Clare, Laois, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary Ecclesiastical province Province of Cashel Statistics Area 1,747 sq mi (4,520 km2) Population
- Catholics
114,525Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin Rite Established 1111 Cathedral St Peter and St Paul's Cathedral, Ennis Patron saint St Flannan Current leadership Pope Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Kieran O'Reilly,
Bishop of KillaloeMetropolitan Archbishop Dermot Clifford,
Archbishop of Cashel and EmlyMap 
The Diocese of Killaloe, shown in green, within the Province of CashelWebsite killaloediocese.ie The Diocese of Killaloe (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 (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[1] The diocese is in the secular province of the same name - Munster. Following the retirement of Bishop Willie Walsh, the current Ordinary is Bishop Kieran O'Reilly whose episcopal ordination took place on August 29th 2010.[2]
Contents
Parishes
The Diocese is divided into a number of parishes or group parishes. Most are located in County Clare, followed by North Tipperary. There are five parishes in County Offaly, one group parish in County Laois and one parish in County Limerick.[3]
Diocese Town / County Parishes or Group Parishes Diocese of Killaloe Parishes in the town of Ennis · Ennis Cathedral
· St. Joseph’s
· Cloughleigh
· Franciscan FriaryParishes in 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
· Miltown Malbay
· Mountshannon
· Mullagh
· Newmarket-on-Fergus
· O'Callaghans Mills
· Ogonnelloe
· Quin
· Scariff
· Shannon
· Sixmilebridge
· Tubber (Kilkeedy)
· TullaParishes in County Tipperary · Bournea
· Borrisokane
· Cloughjordan
· Lorrha
· Nenagh
· Portroe
· Puckane
· Roscrea
· Silvermines
· Templederry
· Terryglass
· Toomevara
· YoughalarraParishes in County Offaly · Birr
· Dunkerrin
· Kilcolman
· Kinnitty
· ShinroneParish in County Laois · Kyle & Knock. Parish in County Limerick · Castleconnell. Ordinaries
Main article: Bishop of KillaloeThe following is a basic list of bishops from 1807 to the present day.[4]
- James O'Shaughnessy (1807 – 1828)
- 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 – Present)
See also
- Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe (Church of Ireland)
- Middle Third (South Tipperary)
- Thomond
References
- ^ Diocese of Killaloe. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Kieran O'Reilly
- ^ Parishes. Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
External links
Roman Catholic dioceses in Ireland Province of Armagh Province of Cashel Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly · Diocese of Cloyne · Diocese of Cork and Ross · Diocese of Kerry · Diocese of Killaloe · Diocese of Limerick · Diocese of Waterford and LismoreProvince of Dublin Province of Tuam Categories:- Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe
- Religion in County Clare
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