Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin

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The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin (Irish: Deoise Chill Dara agus Leithghlinn) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland.[1] The current bishop is Bishop James Moriarty.[2]

[edit] Ordinaries

For the bishops of the earlier diocese of Kildare, see Bishop of Kildare
  • John Dempsey (1694 - 1707)
  • Edward Murphy (1715 - 1724)
  • Bernard Dunne (1724 - 1733)
  • Stephen Dowdall (1733 - 1737)
  • James Gallagher (1737 - 1751)
  • James O'Keeffe (1752 - 1787)
  • Daniel Delany (1787 - 1814)
  • Arthur Murray (provided 1814, not accepted)
  • Michael Corcoran (1815 - 1819)
  • James Doyle O.S.A. (1819 - 1834)
  • Edward Nolan (1834 - 1856)
  • James Walshe (1856 - 1888)
  • James Lynch C.M. (1888 - 1896)
  • Patrick Foley (1897 - 1926)
  • Matthew Cullen (1927 - 1936)
  • Thomas Keogh (1936 - 1967)
  • Patrick Lennon (1967 - 1987)
  • Laurence Ryan (1987 - 2002)
  • James Moriarty (2002 - )

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kildare and Leighlin - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  2. ^ Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin from catholic-hierarchy.org
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