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Bishop of Killaloe

Bishop of Killaloe

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The Bishop of Killaloe (/ˌkɪləˈluː/ kil-ə-LOO) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Killaloe in County Clare, Ireland.[1] In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.

History

The Diocese of Killaloe was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111. The boundaries of the diocese consisted of almost all of County Clare, the northern part of County Tipperary and the western part of County Offaly. Its Irish name is Cill-da-lua (Church of Lua), so named from St Mo Lua, an abbot who lived in the late 6th century.[2] At the Synod of Kells in March 1152, Killaloe some lost territory when the dioceses of Kilfenora, Roscrea and Scattery Island were created.

Following the Reformation, there are now parallel Killaloe dioceses: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.

In Church of Ireland

The pre-Reformation Cathedral Church of St Flannan, Killaloe continued as the Church of Ireland bishop's seat (cathedra).[3] The Church of Ireland title was united with Kilfenora in 1752, and again with Clonfert & Kilmacduagh in 1834. Since 1976, it has been part of the united bishopric of Limerick and Killaloe.[1]

In the Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic bishop's seat is located at St Peter and St Paul Cathedral in Ennis, County Clare. The current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe is the Most Reverend Fintan Monahan who succeeded on 25 September 2016.

Pre-Reformation bishops

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Post-Reformation bishops

Church of Ireland bishops

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Roman Catholic succession

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Notes

  • There is some doubt as to whether Ua Conaing A and Ua Lonngargáin B were Bishop of Killaloe as well as Archbishop of Cashel at the time of their death.
  • C D Turlough O'Brien was bishop of both successions.

References

  1. [1]
    Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 360–361, 396–398 and 434–435. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  2. [2]
    "History of the Diocese of Killaloe". Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  3. [3]
    "History of St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe". St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  4. [4]
    Bagwell, Richard (1885–90). Ireland Under the Tudors. Vol. 1. p. 305.
  5. [5]
    Rigg, J.M. (1916–26). Calendar of state papers relating to English affairs : preserved principally at Rome in the Vatican archives and library. London – H M Stationery Office. p. 49, No. 108.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. [6]
    Episcopal ordination of Bishop Kieran O’Reilly Archived 4 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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