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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin

Coordinates: 52°49′50.16″N 6°55′54.12″W / 52.8306000°N 6.9317000°W / 52.8306000; -6.9317000
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Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin

Dioecesis Kildarensis et Leighlinensis

Deoise Chill Dara agus Leithghlinne
Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow.
Location
CountryIreland
TerritoryCounty Carlow, parts of counties Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Wexford
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Dublin
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Dublin
Statistics
Area1,608 sq mi (4,160 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
286,360
262,250 (91.6%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedUnited 29 November 1694
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Carlow
Patron saintKildare: St Brigid and St Conleth
Leighlin: St Lazerian
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDenis Nulty
Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
Metropolitan ArchbishopDermot Pius Farrell,
Archbishop of Dublin
Map
Website
kandle.ie

The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin (/ˈlɔːxlɪn/; 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.[1][2][3] On 7 May 2013, Denis Nulty was appointed bishop of the diocese.

Geographic remit

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The united diocese includes virtually all of County Carlow, most of County Kildare and parts of counties Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow.[4] The largest towns in the diocese are Carlow, Edenderry, Kildare, Naas, Newbridge, Portarlington and Portlaoise.[5]

History

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These two dioceses continued to be separate from their foundation until 1678, when, owing to the extreme tenuity of the episcopal revenues, the bishopric of Leighlin was given in commendam by the Holy See to the Bishop of Kildare. The Cathedral Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is located in the town of Carlow.

Today with the help of an enthusiastic lay people the diocese is always busy in promoting faith of the youth in the local area. A key example of this is by its active involvement in the John Paul II Awards. The award was launched by the Papal Nuncio to Ireland, Giuseppe Lazzarotto on 7 November 2006 in the Diocese of Derry, Northern Ireland. It is dedicated to Pope John Paul II due to the strong beliefs and confidence he had in the youth of the world today.[6]

Deaneries and parishes

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The united Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is divided into seven deaneries, each divided into a number of parishes or group parishes.[7]

Diocese Deanery Parishes or Group Parishes
Diocese of
Kildare and Leighlin 		Deanery of Borris Borris
Graignamanagh
Leighlin
Bagenalstown
Myshall
Paulstown
St. Mullin's
Deanery of Carlow Arless
Askea
Bennekerry
Carlow Cathedral
Doonane
Graiguecullen
Tinryland
Deanery of Kildare Allen
Balyna
Carbury
Curragh Camp
Kildare
Monasterevin
Rathangan
Suncroft
Deanery of Naas Caragh
Clane
Cooleragh & Staplestown
Kilcock
Kill
Naas
Newbridge
Sallins
Two Mile House
Deanery of Portarlington Clonaslee
Clonbullogue
Daingean
Edenderry
Emo
Killeigh
Mountmellick
Portarlington
Rhode
Rosenallis
Deanery of Portlaoise Abbeyleix
Ballinakill
Ballyadams
Ballyfin
Mountrath
Portlaoise
Raheen
Stradbally
Deanery of Tullow Ballon
Baltinglass
Clonegal
Clonmore
Rathvilly
Hacketstown
Tullow

Ordinaries

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Main article: Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin

The following is a basic list of the Bishops of Kildare and Leighlin.[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  2. ^ Archdiocese of Dublin. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  3. ^ Kildare and Leighlin - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  4. ^ Kildare and Leighlin Diocese: The Diocese. Retrieved on 9 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Parishes".
  6. ^ "Pope John Paul II Award | Achievement Award".
  7. ^ Kildare and Leighlin: Parishes. Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  8. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 432. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  9. ^ Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 9 September 2009.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese_of_Kildare_and_Leighlin". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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