Bishop of Kerry

The Bishop of Kerry is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry, one of the suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly in Ireland.[1]. Their present see is at St. Mary's Cathedral, Killarney.

The current Incumbent is the Most Reverend William Murphy who was appointed by the Holy See on 17 June 1995 and ordained bishop on 10 September 1995.

List of Bishops of Kerry

For earlier bishops, see Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe.
List of Bishops of Kerry [1][2][3]
From Until Incumbent Notes
1952 1969 Denis Moynihan Translated from Ross; appointed 10 February 1952; retired 17 July 1969; died 6 December 1975
1969 1976 Eamon Casey Priest 1951-1969; appointed 17 July 1969; episcopal ordination 9 November 1969; translated to Galway and Kilmacduagh 21 July 1976
1976 1984 Kevin McNamara Priest 1949-1976; appointed bishop 22 August 1976; episcopal ordination 7 November 1976; translated to Dublin 15 November 1984
1985 1994 Diarmaid O’ Súilleabháin Priest 1949-1985; appointed bishop 29 March 1985; episcopal ordination 26 May 1985; died 27 August 1994
1995 present William Murphy Priest 1961-1995; appointed bishop 17 June 1995; episcopal ordination 10 September 1995

References

  1. ^ a b "Diocese of Kerry". Catholic Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkerr.html. Retrieved 2009-05-18. 
  2. ^ 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. 
  3. ^ "Diocese of Kerry". Giga-Catholic. http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kerr0.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-18.