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Diocese of Kerry
Dioecesis Kerriensis
St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, the episcopal seat of the bishops of Kerry.Location Country Republic of Ireland Territory Most of County Kerry and parts of County Cork Ecclesiastical province Province of Cashel Statistics Area 2,047 sq mi (5,300 km2) Population
- Catholics
127,850Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin Rite Established Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe in the early 12th century, renamed Diocese of Kerry on 20 December 1952 Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney Patron saint St Brendan Current leadership Pope Pope Benedict XVI Bishop William Murphy,
Bishop of KerryMetropolitan Archbishop Dermot Clifford,
Archbishop of Cashel and EmlyMap 
The Diocese of Kerry, shown in light blue, within the Province of Cashel.Website dioceseofkerry.ie The Diocese of Kerry (Irish: Deoise Chiarraí) is a Roman Catholic diocese in south-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.The incumbent Ordinary is William Murphy. [2]
The diocese was established in the early 12th century as the "Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe". It changed its name to the "Diocese of Kerry" on 20 December 1952.[2]
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Deaneries and Parishes
The Diocese is divided into twelve deaneries, each divided into a number of parishes or group parishes:
- Deanery of Corca Dhuibhne – Parishes: Annascaul · Ballyferriter · Castlegregory · Dingle.
- Deanery of Tralee – Parishes: Spa · St Brendan's · St John's.
- Deanery of St. Brendan's – Parishes: Abbeydorney · Ardfert · Ballyheigue · Causeway & Ballyduff.
- Deanery of North Kerry – Parishes: Ballybunion · Ballydonoghue · Ballylongford · Moyvane · Tarbert.
- Deanery of Listowel – Parishes: Duagh · Listowel · Lixnaw.
- Deanery of Castleisland – Parishes: Ballymacelligott · Brosna · Castleisland · Killeentierna · Knocknagoshel.
- Deanery of Killarney – Parishes: Firies · Fossa · Glenflesk · Kilcummin · Killarney.
- Deanery of Killorglin – Parishes: Beaufort · Castlemaine · Glenbeigh · Killorglin · Milltown.
- Deanery of Iveragh – Parishes: Ballinskelligs · Cahersiveen · Caherdaniel · Valentia · Waterville.
- Deanery of Kenmare – Parishes: Glengarriff · Kenmare · Kilgarvan · Sneem · Tuosist.
- Deanery of Beara – Parishes: Adrigole · Allihies · Castletownbere · Eyeries.
- Deanery of Millstreet – Parishes: Ballydesmond · Boherbue · Dromtarriffe · Millstreet · Rathmore.
Ordinaries
Main article: Bishop of KerryThe following is a basic list of the bishops of Kerry:[2][3][4]
- Denis Moynihan (1952–1969)
- Eamon Casey (1969–1976)
- Kevin McNamara (1976–1984)
- Diarmaid O’Súilleabháin (1985–1994)
- William Murphy (1995–present)
References
- ^ Diocese of Kerry. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Diocese of Kerry". Catholic Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkerr.html. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 430–431. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ "Diocese of Kerry". Giga-Catholic. http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kerr0.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
External links
- Diocese of Kerry. Official website
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Kerry and Aghadoe
Roman Catholic dioceses in Ireland Province of Armagh Province of Cashel Province of Dublin Province of Tuam Categories:- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry
- Religion in County Kerry
- Religion in County Cork
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