Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
| Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | |
| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Dublin |
| Diocesan bishop | Denis Nulty |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | James Moriarty |
| surface | 4,170 km² |
| Parishes | 56 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 273,921 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 256.213 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 93.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 95 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 74 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,516 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 91 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 210 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption |
| Website | www.kandle.ie |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin ( Latin Dioecesis Kildariensis vel et Darensis Leighliensis , Irish Deoise Chill Dara agus Leithghlinne , English Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin ) is in Ireland situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Carlow .
history
Cathedral in Carlow
The diocese of Kildare and Leighlin was established in 519 by Pope Hormisdas as the diocese of Kildare . 1152 the diocese of Kildare was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Dublin as a suffragan . The diocese of Leighlin was affiliated to the diocese of Kildare in 1678.