Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore

The Diocese of Kilmore ( ir: Deoise na Cille Moire, Latin: Dioecesis Kilmorensis ) is a location in Ireland Roman Catholic diocese based in Cavan. Its territory is largely consistent with the historical Kingdom of Breifne.

History

The Diocese of Kilmore was built in the 5th century. In 1152 the diocese of Kilmore was the archbishopric Armagh is a suffragan.

The area of the diocese of Kilmore in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh is shown in the map below brown.

Bishop of Kilmore

  • Patrick Tyrrell, OFM, 1678-1689, then Bishop of Meath
  • Michael McDonough OP, 1728-1746
  • Lawrence Richardson OP, 1747-1753
  • Andrew Campbell, 1753-1769
  • Dionysius Maguire, OFM, 1770-1798
  • Charles O'Reilly, 1798-1800
  • James Dillon, 1800-1806
  • Fargal O'Reilly, 1807-1829
  • James Browne, 1829-1865
  • Nicholas Conaty, 1865 - ...
  • Bernard Finnegan, 1886-1887
  • Edward MacGennis, 1888-1906
  • Andrew Boylan CSsR, 1907-1910
  • Patrick Finegan, 1910-1937
  • Patrick Lyons, 1937-1949
  • Austin Quinn, 1950-1972
  • Francis Joseph MacKiernan, 1972-1998
  • Philip Leo O'Reilly, 1998
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