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The Diocese of Killaloe (/ ˌ k ɪ l ə ˈ l uː / kil-ə-LOO; Irish: Deoise Chill Dalua) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in mid-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul in Ennis, County Clare.
The Diocese of Killaloe is the second largest Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland.. It comprises the greater part of County Clare, a large portion of County Tipperary, and parts of Counties Offaly, Laois and Limerick, stretching from Birr Parish in the north to Toomevara Parish in the East and to Cross Parish on the Loop Head peninsula in the south-west of the diocese.
The second church of the parish is the Church of the Sacred Heart and St. Lua in Garranboy. This church was built in 1909, replacing a chapel built in 1812. The third church is the St. Thomas Church in Bridgetown. This church was built in 1832 and was nearly completely rebuilt during the renovations in 1970. [3]
Pages in category "Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Despite being the largest single diocese in area, the two prior dioceses each saw the lowest average Sunday attendance of any Church of Ireland dioceses with just 612 in attendance in Tuam, Killala and Achonry and 1,205 in attendance in Limerick and Killaloe, according to the most recently available Church of Ireland census data.
Killaloe Cathedral dates from the transition between the Romanesque and Gothic periods and was completed in 1225. The front is decorated with arabesque ornaments. [1] On the north side of the cathedral is a small oratory or chapel (8.78 X 5.33 m (28ft 9 in X 17ft 6 in) [2] of a date earlier than the cathedral; and probably the original sanctuary of the holy man who founded the abbey.
He was also involved in the foundation of the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council in the Diocese of Killaloe in 1970, working with marriage tribunals at diocesan, regional and national levels. He has been involved in coaching hurling teams at all levels, coaching St Flannan's College to five Dr Harty Cup and Dr Croke Cup titles between 1976 and ...
The diocese was formed by a merger of neighbouring dioceses in 1976, before itself merging with the neighbouring Diocese of Tuam in 2022 to form the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe. The diocese was in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and was one of the twelve Church of Ireland dioceses that cover the whole of Ireland.