Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry

Diocese of Kerry Dioecesis Kerriensis Deoise Chiarraí
St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, the episcopal seat of the bishops of Kerry.
Location
Country	Republic of Ireland
Territory	Most of County Kerry and parts of County Cork
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Cashel
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
Statistics
Area	2,047 sq mi (5,300 km²)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 136,000 130,000 (95.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe in the early 12th century, renamed Diocese of Kerry on 20 December 1952
Cathedral	St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney
Patron saint	St Brendan
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Raymond Browne, Bishop of Kerry
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dermot Clifford, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
Emeritus Bishops	William Murphy, Bishop-emeritus of Kerry
Map
The Diocese of Kerry within the Province of Cashel.
Website
dioceseofkerry.ie

The Diocese of Kerry (Irish: Deoise Chiarraí) is a Roman Catholic diocese in south-western Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly.^[1] The diocese was established in the early 12th century as the "Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe". It changed its name to the "Diocese of Kerry" on 20 December 1952.^[2] The cathedral church of the diocese is St Mary's Cathedral.

Geography

The diocese contains most of County Kerry and parts of County Cork, including the towns of Cahersiveen, Dingle, Killarney, Killorglin, Listowel, Millstreet and Tralee.

The incumbent, Raymond Browne, was appointed by Pope Francis on 2 May 2013^[3] and was consecrated on 21 July 2013 by his metropolitan, Dermot Clifford.

The Diocese is divided into twelve deaneries, each divided into a number of parishes or group parishes:

Deanery of Corca Dhuibhne – Parishes: Annascaul · Ballyferriter · Castlegregory · Dingle.
Deanery of Tralee – Parishes: Spa · St Brendan's · St John's.
Deanery of St. Brendan's – Parishes: Abbeydorney · Ardfert · Ballyheigue · Causeway & Ballyduff.
Deanery of North Kerry – Parishes: Ballybunion · Ballydonoghue · Ballylongford · Moyvane · Tarbert.
Deanery of Listowel – Parishes: Duagh · Listowel · Lixnaw.
Deanery of Castleisland – Parishes: Ballymacelligott · Brosna · Castleisland · Killeentierna · Knocknagoshel.
Deanery of Killarney – Parishes: Firies · Fossa · Glenflesk · Kilcummin · Killarney.
Deanery of Killorglin – Parishes: Beaufort · Castlemaine · Glenbeigh · Killorglin · Milltown.
Deanery of Iveragh – Parishes: Ballinskelligs · Cahersiveen · Caherdaniel · Valentia · Waterville.
Deanery of Kenmare – Parishes: Glengarriff · Kenmare · Kilgarvan · Sneem · Tuosist.
Deanery of Beara – Parishes: Adrigole · Allihies · Castletownbere · Eyeries.
Deanery of Millstreet – Parishes: Ballydesmond · Boherbue · Dromtarriffe · Millstreet · Rathmore.

List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Ireland

Province of Armagh	Armagh (archdiocese) Ardagh and Clonmacnoise Clogher Derry Down and Connor Dromore Kilmore Meath Raphoe

Province of Cashel	Cashel and Emly (archdiocese) Cloyne Cork and Ross Kerry Killaloe Limerick Waterford and Lismore Kilfenora (Administered by the Ordinary of Galway and Kilmacduagh)

Province of Dublin	Dublin (archdiocese) Ferns Kildare and Leighlin Ossory

Province of Tuam	Tuam (archdiocese) Achonry Clonfert Elphin Galway and Kilmacduagh (and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora) Killala

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