Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe
Diocese of Killaloe Dioecesis Laoniensis Deoise Chill Dalua | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | Parts of counties Clare, Laois, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cashel and Emly |
| Metropolitan | Cashel and Emly |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,747 sq mi (4,520 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 129,436 119,313 (92.2%) |
| Parishes | 58 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin |
| Established | 1111 |
| Cathedral | Ss Peter and Paul, Ennis |
| Patron saint | Flannan |
| Secular priests | 70 (as of 2020) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Fintan Monahan, Bishop of Killaloe |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kieran O'Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly |
| Vicar General | Fr. Desmond Hillery |
| Bishops emeritus | Willie Walsh, Bishop of Killaloe |
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| Website | |
| killaloediocese.ie | |
The Diocese of Killaloe (/ˌkɪləˈluː/ kil-ə-LOO; Irish: Deoise Chill Dalua) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in mid-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly.
The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul in Ennis, County Clare.
The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Fintan Monahan.
Geography
[edit]The diocese is divided into 58 parishes, which are spread across five counties: 38 in Clare, thirteen in Tipperary, five in Offaly, one in Limerick, and one group parish in Laois.[1]
The parishes are grouped into 15 Pastoral Areas, where groups of priests are appointed to cover a number of parishes between them.[2]
As of 2018, there were 90 priests in the diocese: 52 under and 38 over the mandatory retirement age of 75.[3] However, by 2020, this had decreased to 70: 36 under and 34 over 70.[4]
Aside from the cathedral town of Ennis, the main towns in the diocese are Birr, Kilrush, Nenagh, Roscrea and Shannon.
| Pastoral Area | Parishes or Group Parishes |
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| Cois Fharraige | |
| Inis Cathaigh |
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| Radharc na n-Oileán | |
| Críocha Callan | |
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| Tradaree |
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| Ceantar na Lochanna | |
| Imeall Bóirne | |
| Inis Cealtra |
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| Scáth na Sionnaine |
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| Odhrán |
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| Ollatrim | |
| Cois Deirige |
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| Brendan | |
| Crónán |
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Ordinaries
[edit]The following lists the ten most recent bishops:[5]
- 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)
- Willie Walsh (1994–2010)
- Kieran O'Reilly (2010–2015)
- Fintan Monahan (2016–present)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pastoral". Killaloe Diocese. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Derrick (9 June 2018). "Widespread Changes In Line Up of Clergy In Killaloe Diocese". Clare FM. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ McMahon, Páraic (11 June 2018). "Several changes announced for Killaloe Diocese". The Clare Echo. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Deegan, Gordon (31 March 2020). "Coronavirus in Ireland: 'Closing church broke my heart' - half of priests in one diocese are cocooning". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ 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
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Killaloe". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Ireland
- 1111 establishments in Ireland
- Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 12th century
- Religion in County Clare
- Religion in County Laois
- Religion in County Limerick
- Religion in County Offaly
- Religion in County Tipperary
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cashel