Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe

Diocese of Killaloe

Dioecesis Laoniensis

Deoise Chill Dalua
Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul, Ennis.
Location
CountryIreland
TerritoryParts of counties Clare, Laois, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary
Ecclesiastical provinceCashel and Emly
MetropolitanCashel and Emly
Statistics
Area1,747 sq mi (4,520 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2016)
129,436
119,313 (92.2%)
Parishes58
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin
Established1111
CathedralSs Peter and Paul, Ennis
Patron saintFlannan
Secular priests70 (as of 2020)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFintan Monahan,
Bishop of Killaloe
Metropolitan ArchbishopKieran O'Reilly,
Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
Vicar GeneralFr. Desmond Hillery
Bishops emeritusWillie Walsh,
Bishop of Killaloe
Map
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

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
Cois Fharraige
Inis Cathaigh
Radharc na n-Oileán
Críocha Callan
Abbey
Tradaree
Ceantar na Lochanna
Imeall Bóirne
Inis Cealtra
Scáth na Sionnaine
Odhrán
Ollatrim
Cois Deirige
Brendan
Crónán
  • Roscrea
  • Bournea (Couraganeen)
  • Kyle and Knock

Ordinaries

Main article: Bishop of Killaloe

The following lists the ten most recent bishops:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pastoral". Killaloe Diocese. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ Lynch, Derrick (9 June 2018). "Widespread Changes In Line Up of Clergy In Killaloe Diocese". Clare FM. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ McMahon, Páraic (11 June 2018). "Several changes announced for Killaloe Diocese". The Clare Echo. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.

 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.

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