Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin information
Diocese of the Catholic Church
Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
Dioecesis Kildarensis et Leighlinensis
Deoise Chill Dara agus Leithghlinne
Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow.
Location
Country
Ireland
Territory
County Carlow, parts of counties Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Wexford
Ecclesiastical province
Province of Dublin
Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Dublin
Statistics
Area
1,608 sq mi (4,160 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2019) 286,360 262,250 (91.6%)
Information
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Rite
Latin Rite
Established
United 29 November 1694
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow
Patron saint
Kildare: St Brigid and St Conleth Leighlin: St Lazerian
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Denis Nulty Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
Metropolitan Archbishop
Dermot Pius Farrell, Archbishop of Dublin
Map
Website
kandle.ie
The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin (/ˈlɔːxlɪn/; Latin: Dioecesis Kildarensis et Leighlinensis; Irish: Deoise Chill Dara agus Leithghlinn) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in eastern Ireland. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin.[1][2][3] On 7 May 2013, Denis Nulty was appointed bishop of the diocese.
^Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
^Archdiocese of Dublin. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^Kildare and Leighlin - Catholic Encyclopedia article
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