Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Most bishops were non-resident during the enforcement of the Penal Laws, but the dioceses continued to exist. Whereas English Catholic dioceses were forbidden by law from having the same name as a diocese of the established Church of England, no such prohibition was made for Irish dioceses.
The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin (/ ˈ l ɔː x l ɪ n /; Latin: Dioecesis Kildarensis et Leighlinensis; Irish: Deoise Chill Dara agus Leithghlinn) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in eastern Ireland. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin.
This category includes Irish pre-Reformation, Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops. Pages in category "Lists of Irish bishops and archbishops" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.
The Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference is a consultative body for ordinaries in Ireland. Christianity has existed in Ireland since the 5th century and arrived from Roman Britain (most famously associated with Saint Patrick), forming what is today known as Gaelic Christianity. It gradually gained ground and replaced the old pagan traditions.
The Diocese of Kerry (Irish: Deoise Chiarraí) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in south-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly. The cathedral church of the diocese is St Mary's Cathedral in Killarney, County Kerry. The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Raymond Browne.
This list may not reflect recent changes. I. Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference This page was last edited on 19 November 2023, at 07:55 (UTC). Text ...
In the reign of Bishop Hugh de Rous (1202–15) the cathedral of St. Canice was built. Two subsequent bishops, Hugh de Malpilton (1251–60) and Thomas Barry (1427–60), filled the office of treasurer of Ireland, while another, Richard Northalis (1387–95), acted as King Richard II of England's ambassador abroad.
Bishops of Killaloe or Kilfenora or Clonfert or of Kilmacduagh (10 C, 4 P) Bishops of Kilmacduagh (1 C, 20 P) Bishops of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora (2 P)