Killaloe (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A., Bishop
William Walsh, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 5th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cashel (-Emly)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Ireland
Square Kilometers: 4,523 (1,747 Square Miles)
Description: Parts of Clare, Laois, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary
Official Web Site: http://www.killaloediocese.ie/
Mailing Address: Westbourne, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland
Telephone: (065)682.8638
Fax: 684.2538

Past and Present Ordinaries

Terence O’Brien † (5 May 1542 Appointed - 1569 Died)
Malachy O’Moloney † (10 Jan 1571 Appointed - 22 Aug 1576 Appointed, Bishop of Kilmacduagh)
Cornelius Ryan (O’Mulrian), O.F.M. † (22 Aug 1576 Appointed - 1616 Died)
John O’Mollony † (26 May 1671 Confirmed - 24 Jan 1689 Appointed, Bishop of Limerick)
Eustace Brown † (30 Jun 1713 Appointed - 1724 Died)
Sylvester Lloyd, O.F.M. † (25 Sep 1728 Appointed - 29 May 1739 Appointed, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore)
Patrick MacDonogh † (14 Aug 1739 Confirmed - 25 Feb 1752 Died)
Patrick O’Naghten † (12 May 1752 Confirmed - Oct 1752 Resigned)
Nicholas Madgett † (11 Dec 1752 Confirmed - 23 Feb 1753 Confirmed, Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe)
William O’Meara † (23 Feb 1753 Confirmed - 16 May 1765 Died)
Michael Peter MacMahon (McMahon), O.P. † (5 Jun 1765 Confirmed - 20 Feb 1807 Died)
James O’Shaughnessy † (20 Feb 1807 Succeeded - 5 Aug 1828 Died)
Patrick MacMahon (McMahon) † (5 Aug 1829 Succeeded - 7 Jun 1836 Died)
Patrick Kennedy † (7 Jun 1836 Succeeded - 19 Nov 1850 Died)
Daniel Vaughan † (11 Apr 1851 Appointed - 29 Jul 1859 Died)
Michael Flannery † (29 Jul 1859 Succeeded - 19 Jun 1891 Died)
Thomas J. McRedmond † (19 Jun 1891 Succeeded - 5 Apr 1904 Died)
Michael Fogarty † (8 Jul 1904 Appointed - 25 Oct 1955 Died)
Joseph Rodgers † (25 Oct 1955 Succeeded - 10 Jul 1966 Died)
Michael Anthony Harty † (28 Sep 1967 Appointed - 8 Aug 1994 Died)
William Walsh (8 Aug 1994 Succeeded - 18 May 2010 Retired)
Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A. (18 May 2010 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Killaloe (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 107,000 116,000 92.2% 161 42 203 527 80 295 57 ap1951

1970 98,184 101,006 97.2% 160 45 205 478 94 500 58 ap1971

1980 109,782 112,394 97.7% 160 40 200 548 98 473 58 ap1981

1990 112,222 115,305 97.3% 156 35 191 587 83 339 59 ap1991

1999 109,306 115,061 95.0% 138 26 164 666 53 250 58 ap2000

2000 109,458 113,804 96.2% 138 27 165 663 53 245 58 ap2001

2001 109,521 114,215 95.9% 132 27 159 688 51 235 58 ap2002

2002 110,170 120,878 91.1% 128 26 154 715 48 228 58 ap2003

2003 110,670 120,878 91.6% 124 25 149 742 45 220 58 ap2004

2004 113,067 120,878 93.5% 123 24 147 769 44 210 58 ap2005

2006 113,774 121,374 93.7% 119 23 142 801 42 189 58 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	107,000	116,000	92.2%	161	42	203	527	80	295	57	ap1951
1970	98,184	101,006	97.2%	160	45	205	478	94	500	58	ap1971
1980	109,782	112,394	97.7%	160	40	200	548	98	473	58	ap1981
1990	112,222	115,305	97.3%	156	35	191	587	83	339	59	ap1991
1999	109,306	115,061	95.0%	138	26	164	666	53	250	58	ap2000
2000	109,458	113,804	96.2%	138	27	165	663	53	245	58	ap2001
2001	109,521	114,215	95.9%	132	27	159	688	51	235	58	ap2002
2002	110,170	120,878	91.1%	128	26	154	715	48	228	58	ap2003
2003	110,670	120,878	91.6%	124	25	149	742	45	220	58	ap2004
2004	113,067	120,878	93.5%	123	24	147	769	44	210	58	ap2005
2006	113,774	121,374	93.7%	119	23	142	801	42	189	58	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Eustace Brown † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1713 to 1724)
Michael Flannery † (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Jul 1858; Bishop: 29 Jul 1859 to 19 Jun 1891)
Michael Fogarty † (Priest: 13 Sep 1885; Bishop: 8 Jul 1904; Archbishop (Personal Title): 12 Jul 1954 to 25 Oct 1955)
Michael Anthony Harty † (Priest: 23 Jun 1946; Bishop: 28 Sep 1967 to 8 Aug 1994)
Patrick Kennedy † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Jun 1835; Bishop: 7 Jun 1836 to 19 Nov 1850)
Sylvester Lloyd, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1728 to 29 May 1739)
Patrick MacDonogh † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1739 to 25 Feb 1752)
Michael Peter MacMahon (McMahon), O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1765 to 20 Feb 1807)
Patrick MacMahon (McMahon) † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Aug 1819; Bishop: 5 Aug 1829 to 7 Jun 1836)
Nicholas Madgett † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1752 to 23 Feb 1753)
Thomas J. McRedmond † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Dec 1889; Bishop: 19 Jun 1891 to 5 Apr 1904)
Terence O’Brien † (Bishop: 5 May 1542 to 1569)
William O’Meara † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1753 to 16 May 1765)
John O’Mollony † (Bishop: 26 May 1671 to 24 Jan 1689)
Malachy O’Moloney † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1571 to 22 Aug 1576)
Patrick O’Naghten † (Bishop: 12 May 1752 to Oct 1752)
James O’Shaughnessy † (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Sep 1798; Bishop: 20 Feb 1807 to 5 Aug 1828)
Nicholas Power † (Coadjutor Bishop: 30 Apr 1865 to 5 Apr 1871)
Joseph Rodgers † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Jan 1948; Bishop: 25 Oct 1955 to 10 Jul 1966)
Cornelius Ryan (O’Mulrian), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1576 to 1616)
James Ryan † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Nov 1871 to 16 Sep 1889)
Daniel Vaughan † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1851 to 29 Jul 1859)

Diocese of Killaloe

Dioecesis Laoniensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased