Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe
| Diocese of Killaloe Dioecesis Laoniensis |
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 The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul |
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| Location | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Territory | Parts of counties Clare, Laois, Limerick, Offaly and North 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 within the Province of Cashel |
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| 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. The incumbent Ordinary is Bishop Kieran O'Reilly whose episcopal ordination took place on August 29th 2010.[2]
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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]
Ordinaries
Main article: Bishop of Killaloe
The following is a basic list of bishops from 1807 to the present day.[4]
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See also
- Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe (Church of Ireland)
- Middle Third (South Tipperary)
- Thomond
References
- ^ Diocese of Killaloe. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Kieran O'Reilly
- ^ Parishes. Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
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