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Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Province of Cashel

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
4,525 km²

Country
  
Republic of Ireland

Patron saint
  
Flannán

Population - Catholics
  
114,525

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Cathedral
  
Ennis Cathedral

Established
  
Synod of Ráth Breasail

Emeritus bishop
  
Willie Walsh

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Territory
  
Parts of counties Clare, Laois, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary

Metropolitan
  
Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly

The Diocese of Killaloe (/ˌkɪlæˈluː/; 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. The cathedral church of Ss Peter and Paul is situated in Ennis, County Clare. The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Fintan Monahan.

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Parishes

The diocese is divided into a number of parishes or groups of parishes. Most are located in County Clare, followed by County Tipperary. There are five parishes in County Offaly, one group parish in County Laois and one parish in County Limerick. The main towns in the diocese are Birr, Ennis, Kilrush, Nenagh, Roscrea and Shannon.

Ordinaries

The following lists the ten most recent bishops.

  • 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 – 2015)
  • Fintan Monahan (incumbent)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe Wikipedia