Diocese of Killaloe

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Diocese of Killaloe
Basic data
Country Ireland
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
Diocesan bishop Fintan Monahan
Emeritus diocesan bishop Willie Walsh
surface 4,523 km²
Parishes 58 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 )
Residents 121,374 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 )
Catholics 113,774 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 )
proportion of 93.7%
Diocesan priest 119 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 )
Religious priest 23 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 )
Catholics per priest 801
Friars 42 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 )
Religious sisters 189 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language English
cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral
Website www.killaloediocese.ie
Ecclesiastical province
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe ( ir. : Deoise Chill Dalua , lat. : Dioecesis Laoniensis ) is in Ireland situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Ennis .

history

At the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 the diocese was established and in 1152 Killaloe was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly as a suffragan at the Synod of Kells .

Bishops of Killaloe

Cathedral of
St. Peter and St. Paul in Ennis

See also

Web links

Commons : Diocese of Killaloe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files