The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin (; ga, Deoise Chill Dara agus Leithghlinn) is a

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in eastern

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. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the

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of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin.Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
Catholic-Hierarchy''. Retrieved 2 June 2011. On 7 May 2013, the Most Reverend

Denis Nulty Denis Nulty KC*HS (born 7 June 1963) is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin since 2013. Early life Nulty was born in Slane, County Meath, on 7 June 1963, the youngest of five children to Den Nulty an ...

was appointed Bishop of the diocese.

Geographic remit

The united diocese includes virtually all of County Carlow, most of County Kildare and parts of counties

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Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medi ...

, Kilkenny,

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and

Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has a ...

.Kildare and Leighlin Diocese: The Diocese
Retrieved on 9 September 2009. The largest towns in the diocese are Carlow,

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Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional ce ...

Naas Naas ( ; ga, Nás na Ríogh or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2016, it had a population of 21,393, making it the second largest town in County Kildare after Newbridge. History The name of Naas has been recorded in th ...

, Newbridge, Portarlington and Portlaoise.

History

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

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to the

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. 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 Pope John Paul II Award was created to commemorate the late Pope John Paul II who was so committed to young people and who had such belief and confidence in them. The Award was launched by the Papal Nuncio to Ireland, His Excellency Most Rev Dr Giuseppe Lazzarotto on 7 November 2006 in the Diocese of Derry, Ireland. it is dedicated to Pope John Paul II due to the strong beliefs he had in the youth of the world today.

Deaneries and parishes

The united Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is divided into seven

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, each divided into a number of

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es or group parishes.Kildare and Leighlin: Parishes
''Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin''. Retrieved 22 April 2010.

Ordinaries

The following is a basic list of the Bishops of Kildare and Leighlin.
''Catholic Hierarchy''. Retrieved on 9 September 2009. * Edward Nolan (1834–1837) *

Francis Haly Francis Haly (1783–1855) was the Roman Catholic Bishop in Kildare and Leighlin from 1838 until his death in 1855. He was born in Doonane, in Co. Laois and entered Maynooth College St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth ( ga, Coláis ...

(1838–1855) * James Walshe (1856–1888) * James Lynch, C.M. (1888–1896) * Patrick Foley (1897–1926) * Matthew Cullen (1927–1936) * Thomas Keogh (1936–1967) * Patrick Lennon (1967–1987) * Laurence Ryan (1987–2002) * James Moriarty (2002–2010) *

(2013–present)

References

* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/IE.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Kildare and Leighlin

1694 establishments in Ireland Religion in County Carlow Religion in County Kildare Religion in County Kilkenny Religion in County Laois Religion in County Offaly Religion in County Wexford Religion in County Wicklow Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Dublin

Geographic remit

History

Deaneries and parishes

Ordinaries

See also

References