Diocese of Kilmore

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Diocese of Kilmore
Basic data
Country Ireland
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Armagh
Diocesan bishop Martin Hayes (appointed)
Emeritus diocesan bishop Philip Leo O'Reilly
surface 2,202 km²
Parishes 35 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 77,200 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 69,600 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 90.2%
Diocesan priest 75 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 5 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 870
Permanent deacons 2 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars 6 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 47 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language English
cathedral St. Patrick and St. Felim's Cathedral
Website www.kilmorediocese.ie
Ecclesiastical province
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore ( Latin Dioecesis Kilmorensis , Irish Deoise na Cille moire , English Diocese of Kilmore ) is in Ireland situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Cavan . Its territory largely coincides with the historical kingdom of Bréifne .

history

The Diocese of Kilmore was established in the 5th century. 1152 the Diocese of Kilmore was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Armagh as a suffragan .

The area of ​​the Diocese of Kilmore in the Ecclesiastical Province of Armagh is shown in brown on the map below.

Bishops of Kilmore

Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Felim in Cavan

See also

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