The Diocese of Killaloe ( ; ) 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.
The parishes are grouped into 15 Pastoral Areas, where groups of priests are appointed to cover a number of parishes between them.
As of 2018, there were 90 priests in the diocese: 52 under and 38 over the mandatory retirement age of 75. However, by 2020, this had decreased to 70: 36 under and 34 over 70.
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 ParishesCois Fharraige Cross (Kilballyowen) Carrigaholt Kilkee (Kilfearagh) Doonbeg (Killard)Inis Cathaigh Kilrush Killimer Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) KilmihilRadharc 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 InchAbbey Ennis Doora-Barefield (Doora and Kilraightis) Quin and Clooney Clarecastle-Ballyea (Clare Abbey)Tradaree Newmarket-on-Fergus Shannon SixmilebridgeCeantar na Lochanna Tulla O'Callaghan's Mills-Kilkishen BroadfordImeall 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) OgonnelloeScáth na Sionnaine Killaloe Clonlara (Doonas and Truagh) Castleconnell and AhaneOdhrán Portroe (Castletown Arrha) Youghalarra (Burgess and Youghal) Puckane (Cloghprior and Monsea) Nenagh Silvermines Templederry (Kilenaive)Ollatrim Cloughjordan Dunkerrin ToomevaraCois Deirige Terryglass and Kilbarron Borrisokane Lorrha and DorrhaBrendan Birr Shinrone Kilcolman KinnittyCrónán Roscrea Bournea (Couraganeen) Kyle and Knock
Ordinaries
The following lists the ten most recent bishops: Patrick Kennedy (1836–1851) Daniel Vaughan (1851–1859) Michael Flannery (1859–1891) Thomas 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 Catholic Church in Ireland Church of Ireland Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe Middle Third Thomond
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