Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe

Diocese of Killaloe
Dioecesis Laoniensis

The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul rises above O'Connell Street, Ennis
Location
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
114,525
Information
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 Killaloe
Metropolitan Archbishop Dermot Clifford,
Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
Map

The Diocese of Killaloe, shown in green, within the Province of Cashel
Website
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 Friary
Parishes 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)
 · Tulla
Parishes in County Tipperary  · Bournea
 · Borrisokane
 · Cloughjordan
 · Lorrha
 · Nenagh
 · Portroe
 · Puckane
 · Roscrea
 · Silvermines
 · Templederry
 · Terryglass
 · Toomevara
 · Youghalarra
Parishes in County Offaly  · Birr
 · Dunkerrin
 · Kilcolman
 · Kinnitty
 · Shinrone
Parish in County Laois  · Kyle & Knock.
Parish in County Limerick  · Castleconnell.

Ordinaries

Main article: Bishop of Killaloe

The 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

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Killaloe. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. ^ Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Kieran O'Reilly
  3. ^ Parishes. Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ 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

Province of Armagh
Province of Cashel
Province of Dublin
Province of Tuam