Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe

Diocese of Killaloe

Dioecesis Laoniensis

Deoise Chill Dalua
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 (/ˌkɪləˈl/ 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.


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