Leo O'Reilly


Leo O'Reilly

Bishop Emeritus of Kilmore
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseKilmore
Appointed16 October 1998
Installed15 November 1998
Term ended31 December 2018
PredecessorFrancis McKiernan
SuccessorMartin Hayes
Other post(s)Chair of the Commission of Education of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference
Previous post(s)Coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore
Parish priest of Castletara
Chaplain at Bailieborough Community School
Teacher at St Patrick's College, Cavan
Orders
Ordination15 June 1969
Consecration2 February 1997
by Francis McKiernan
Personal details
Born
Philip Leo O'Reilly

(1944-04-10) 10 April 1944 (age 80)
ParentsTerence and Maureen O'Reilly
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
St Patrick's College, Maynooth
MottoVeritas liberabit vos
(The truth will set you free)
Styles of
Leo O'Reilly
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleBishop

Philip Leo O'Reilly (born 10 April 1944) is an Irish former Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kilmore between 1998 and 2018.