The Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe was the Ordinary of the

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Limerick Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...

Ardfert Ardfert () is a village and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Kerry, Ireland. Historically a religious centre, the economy of the locality is driven by agriculture and its position as a dormitory town, being only from Tralee. T ...

and Aghadoe, which was in the

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until 1833, then afterwards in the Province of Dublin.

History

The title was formed by the union of the see of

and the see of Ardfert and Aghadoe in 1661. The united see consisted of most of

County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...

, all of

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and a small part of

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. The bishop's seat (

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) was located at the Cathedral Church of St Mary, Limerick. In 1976, Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe combined with Killaloe and Clonfert to form the united see of Limerick and Killaloe. This area, however, still has its own discrete officer, the Archdeacon of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe: currently Simon Lumby.

List of bishops

References

{{Reflist Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Bishop Bishops of Limerick or Ardfert or of Aghadoe Archdeacons of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe