The Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe (usually simply referred to as the Bishop of Ardfert) was an

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title which took its name after the village of Ardfert and townland of Aghadoe, both in

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, Republic of Ireland.

History

The diocese of Ráith Maighe Deiscirt was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 and was co-extensive with the kingdom of Iarmuman; which consisted all of

and a small part of County Cork. The bishop's seat (

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) was originally located at Rathass near Tralee, but by 1117, it had been moved to Ardfert Cathedral. At the Synod of Kells in 1152, the diocese lost some territory when the

diocese of Scattery Island The Bishop of Inis Cathaigh (Gaelic: Inis Cathaigh was the ordinary of the Pre-Reformation Irish Catholic episcopal see based at Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. The diocese of Iniscathay was founded by Saint Patrick. Saint Senan is the first record ...

was established. After the Reformation, there were parallel

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s. In the Church of Ireland, the title continued until 1661 when it united with Limerick to form the bishopric of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe. The Roman Catholic Church title continued until 1952 when it changed its name to the bishopric of Kerry.

Pre-Reformation bishops

Post-Reformation bishops

Church of Ireland succession

Roman Catholic succession

References

External links

GENUKI – Ardfert

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