Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe

Diocese of Killaloe

*Dioecesis Laoniensis*

Deoise Chill Dalua
Diocese of Killaloe; Dioecesis Laoniensis; Deoise Chill Dalua
	Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul, Ennis.
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
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	Cross (Kilballyowen) Carrigaholt Kilkee (Kilfearagh) Doonbeg (Killard)
Inis Cathaigh	Kilrush Killimer Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) Kilmihil
Radharc na n-Oileán	Kilmurry McMahon-Labasheeda Coolmeen-Cranny (Kilfidane) Kildysart Ballynacally-Lissycasey (Clondegad)
Críocha Callan	Mullagh (Kilmurry-Ibrickane) Milltown Malbay (Kilfarboy) Inagh and Kilnamona Kilmaley and Inch
Abbey	Ennis Doora-Barefield (Doora and Kilraightis) Quin and Clooney Clarecastle-Ballyea (Clare Abbey)
Tradaree	Newmarket-on-Fergus Shannon Sixmilebridge
Ceantar na Lochanna	Tulla O'Callaghan's Mills-Kilkishen Broadford
Imeall Bóirne	Tubber (Kilkeedy) Corofin (Kilnaboy and Rath) Ruan and Dysart Crusheen (Inchicronan)
Inis Cealtra	Killanena and Flagmount Feakle Scariff and Moynoe Mountshannon (Clonrush) and Whitegate Bodyke (Kilnoe and Tuamgraney) Ogonnelloe
Scáth na Sionnaine	Killaloe Clonlara (Doonas and Truagh) Castleconnell and Ahane
Odhrán	Portroe (Castletown Arrha) Youghalarra (Burgess and Youghal) Puckane (Cloghprior and Monsea) Nenagh Silvermines Templederry (Kilenaive)
Ollatrim	Cloughjordan Dunkerrin Toomevara
Cois Deirige	Terryglass and Kilbarron Borrisokane Lorrha and Dorrha
Brendan	Birr Shinrone Kilcolman Kinnitty
Crónán	Roscrea Bournea (Couraganeen) Kyle and Knock

Ordinaries

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)

References

^ "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

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.