Diocese of Killala
Alladen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Killala, Ireland
The Diocese of Killala is a Latin Church diocese covering parts of north County Mayo and north-east County Sligo in Ireland, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tuam. Since 2026 it has been led by Archbishop Francis Duffy, who serves as both Archbishop of Tuam and Bishop of Killala in persona Episcopi.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1111
- Latin
- Alladen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Muredach (Muiredach of Killala)
- Annuario code
- 001001854
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 38,715
- Population
- 41,545
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 93.2%
- Priests
- 40
- Catholics per priest
- 968
- Extent
- 3,753 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 10
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francis Duffy
- Born
- 21 April 1958
- Birthplace
- Bawnboy
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St Muredach's Cathedral, Ballina stands in Killala, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Tuam
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Tuam.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AchonryAchonry
- Diocese of ClonfertClonfert
- Diocese of ElphinElphin
- Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh–KilfenoraGalway
- Archdiocese of TuamTuam
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.