Diocese of Kilmore
Kilmoren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kilmore, Ireland
The Diocese of Kilmore is a Latin Church diocese covering almost all of County Cavan and parts of Counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo in Ireland, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Armagh. Martin Hayes has been its bishop since his episcopal ordination in September 2020.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1152
- Latin
- Kilmoren(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Patrick and Saint Felim
- Annuario code
- 001001856
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 69,483
- Population
- 77,863
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 89.2%
- Priests
- 65
- Catholics per priest
- 1,069
- Extent
- 2,201 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 32
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
- Martin Hayes
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
Cathedral of Ss Patrick and Felim, Cavan stands in Kilmore, 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 Armagh
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Armagh.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Ardagh–ClonmacnoisArdagh
- Archdiocese of ArmaghArmagh
- Diocese of ClogherClogher
- Diocese of DerryDerry
- Diocese of Down and ConnorDown and Connor
- Diocese of DromoreDromore
- Diocese of MeathMeath
- Diocese of RaphoeRaphoe
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.