Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe

United Dioceses of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly
Location
Ecclesiastical province Dublin
Information
Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick,
Killaloe Cathedral,
Clonfert Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop Kenneth Kearon, Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe
Website
limerick.anglican.org
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick
St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe
St Brendan's Cathedral, Clonfert

The Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe (Full title: United Dioceses of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly) is a diocese in the Church of Ireland, located in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. It is one of the twelve Church of Ireland dioceses which cover the whole of Ireland. The diocese covers all of counties Limerick, Kerry and Clare, plus parts of counties Galway, Cork and Tipperary.

The current bishop is Kenneth Kearon. The previous bishop was Trevor Williams who was elected on 6 May 2008[1] and consecrated at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin on 11 July 2008.[2] Kenneth Kearon has been elected to this see and will be consecrated in January 2015.[3]

Overview and history

Diocese Highlighted

When the Church in England broke communion with the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England was established by the state as the established church. Later, by decree of the Irish Parliament, a similar new body became the State Church in the Kingdom of Ireland. It assumed possession of most Church property (and so retained a great repository of religious architecture and other items, though some were later destroyed). The substantial majority of the population remained faithful to Roman Catholicism, despite the political and economic advantages of membership in the state church. They were obliged to find alternative premises and to conduct their services in secret. The English-speaking minority mostly adhered to the Church of Ireland or to Presbyterianism. In 1833, the two provinces of Dublin and Cashel were merged. Over the centuries, a number of dioceses were merged (see below), in view of declining membership. It is for this reason that the united diocese has three cathedrals.

Predecessor dioceses

The present united diocese dates from 1976, the end result of a number of mergers of sees beginning in the seventeenth century:[4]

Ancient dioceses Unions before 1976 1976
Diocese of Ardfert & Aghadoe 1661: Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert & Aghadoe Diocese of Limerick & Killaloe
Diocese of Limerick
Diocese of Clonfert 1602: Diocese of Clonfert & Kilmacduagh 1834: Diocese of Killaloe & Clonfert
Diocese of Kilmacduagh
Diocese of Kilfenora 1752: Diocese of Killaloe & Kilfenora
Diocese of Killaloe
Diocese of Emly United to Cashel from 1569-1976

Cathedrals

St. Brendan's Cathedral, Ardfert
St. Fachnan's Cathedral, Kilfenora

Five others are in ruins or no longer exist:

Parish Groups

The diocese is divided into a number of parish groups.[8]

List of bishops

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canon Trevor Williams Elected Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
  2. ↑ Consecration of the Rt Revd Trevor Williams as Bishop of Limerick. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "New Bishop Elected". The United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Galloway, Peter (1992). The Cathedrals of Ireland. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast. pp. 10, 48,97,142. ISBN 0853894523.
  5. ↑ St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
  6. ↑ St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
  7. 1 2 The Cathedral Churches of Limerick and Killaloe. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.
  8. ↑ Parish Information. Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe website. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
  9. ↑ St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
  10. ↑ Shinrone Group of Parishes. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.

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