Diocese of Kilmore Dioecesis Kilmorensis Deoise na Cille Móire | |
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 The Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Felim in Cavan, the episcopal seat of the bishops of Kilmore. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Cavan, parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Armagh |
| Metropolitan | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 850 sq mi (2,200 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 77,863 69,483 (89.2%) |
| Parishes | 35 |
| Churches | 95 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1152 |
| Cathedral | St Patrick and St Felim's Cathedral, Cavan |
| Patron saint | St Patrick and St Felim |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Martin Hayes |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Eamon Martin |
| Vicar General | Liam Kelly |
| Bishops emeritus | Philip Leo O’Reilly |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| kilmorediocese.ie | |
The Diocese of Kilmore (Latin: Dioecesis Kilmorensis; Irish: Deoise na Cille Móire) is a Latin Church diocese which is mainly in the Republic of Ireland although a few parishes are in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which are subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh.[1][2]
On 29 June 2020, it was announced that Pope Francis had appointed Martin Hayes, a former priest of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, as Bishop of Kilmore in succession to Philip Leo O'Reilly. He received episcopal ordination on 20 September 2020.[3]
- ^ Archdiocese of Armagh. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
- ^ Diocese of Kilmore: Homepage. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
- ^ "Pope Francis appoints Father Martin Hayes as the new Bishop of Kilmore".