Kerry (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

David O’Duibtitrib † ( 1197 Appointed - 1207 Died)
John , O.S.B. † ( 1215 Appointed - )
Gilbert † ( 1224 Appointed - )
Brendan † (17 Nov 1237 Appointed - 1252 Resigned)
Christian , O.P. † (17 Aug 1253 Appointed - 20 Aug 1256 Died)
Philip † (20 Aug 1256 Appointed - 1263 Died)
John † (27 Feb 1264 Appointed - May 1285 Died)
Nicholas † ( 1285 Appointed - Mar 1287 Died)
Nicholaus , O. Cist. † ( 1288 Appointed - )
Edmund of Caermarthem, O.P. † ( 1331 Appointed - )
Alan O’Hathern † (18 Nov 1336 Appointed - 2 Dec 1347 Died)
John de Valle † (22 Oct 1348 Appointed - 1372 Died)
Cornelius O’Tigernach, O.F.M. † (22 Oct 1372 Appointed - 1379 Died)
William Ball † ( 1379 Appointed - )
Thomas O’Kelly, O.P. † ( 1405 Appointed - 11 Mar 1405 Appointed, Bishop of Clonfert)
John Attilburgh † (11 Mar 1405 Appointed - )
Nicholas FitzMaurice † ( 1408 Appointed - 1449 Died)
Maurice Stack † (30 Jan 1450 Appointed - Jan 1452 Died)
Maurice MacConcubaiar † (26 Jan 1452 Appointed - Sep 1458 Died)
John Stack † (6 Oct 1458 Appointed - Oct 1488 Died)
John Pick, O.P. † (27 Mar 1461 Appointed - Jun 1473 Resigned)
Philip Stack † (22 Jun 1473 Appointed - 1495 Died)
John Fitzgerald † (20 Nov 1495 Appointed - May 1536 Died)
James Fitzmaurice, O. Cist. † (15 May 1536 Appointed - 1583 Died)
Michael Fitzwalter † (9 Aug 1591 Appointed - 1601 Died)
Richard O’Connell † (16 Sep 1641 Appointed - 13 Jul 1653 Died)
Moriarty O’Brien † (17 Apr 1657 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
John Hussey † (3 Sep 1657 Appointed - 26 Dec 1658 Died)
Aeneas O’Leyne † (12 Mar 1700 Appointed - 1715 Died)
Denis Moriarty † (7 Mar 1720 Confirmed - 17 Oct 1738 Died)
Eugene (Owen) O’Sullivan † (24 Apr 1739 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1743 Died)
William O’Meara † (2 Oct 1743 Confirmed - 23 Feb 1753 Confirmed, Bishop of Killaloe)
Nicholas Madgett † (23 Feb 1753 Confirmed - 23 Mar 1765 Died)
Francis Moylan † (8 May 1775 Appointed - 19 Jun 1787 Appointed, Bishop of Cork)
Gerard Teahan (Teaghan) † (19 Jun 1787 Appointed - 4 Jul 1797 Died)
Charles Sughrue † (9 Feb 1798 Appointed - 29 Sep 1824 Died)
Cornelius Egan † (29 Sep 1824 Succeeded - 22 Jul 1856 Died)
David Moriarty † (22 Jul 1856 Succeeded - 1 Oct 1877 Died)
Daniel McCarthy † (21 Jun 1878 Appointed - 23 Jul 1881 Died)
Andrew Higgins † (23 Dec 1881 Appointed - 1 May 1889 Died)
John Coffey † (27 Aug 1889 Appointed - 14 Apr 1904 Died)
John Mangan † (8 Jul 1904 Appointed - 1 Jul 1917 Died)
Charles O’Sullivan † (10 Nov 1917 Appointed - 29 Jan 1927 Died)
Michael O’Brien † (20 Jun 1927 Appointed - 4 Oct 1952 Died)
Denis J. Moynihan † (10 Feb 1952 Appointed - 17 Jul 1969 Retired)
Eamon Casey † (17 Jul 1969 Appointed - 21 Jul 1976 Appointed, Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh)
Kevin McNamara † (22 Aug 1976 Appointed - 15 Nov 1984 Appointed, Archbishop of Dublin)
Diarmaid (Dermot) O’Súilleabháin (O’Sullivan) † (29 Mar 1985 Appointed - 27 Aug 1994 Died)
William Murphy (17 Jun 1995 Appointed - 2 May 2013 Retired)
Raymond Anthony Browne (2 May 2013 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe (erected)
Diocese of Kerry
20 December 1952	Name Changed	Diocese of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe	Diocese of Kerry

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe

1950 158,586 160,891 98.6% 150 12 162 978 40 672 52 ap1951

Diocese of Kerry

1970 125,500 127,000 98.8% 141 12 153 820 74 610 51 ap1971

1980 126,500 129,000 98.1% 137 11 148 854 51 630 53 ap1981

1990 129,000 130,000 99.2% 141 12 153 843 45 479 54 ap1991

1999 124,350 127,950 97.2% 124 16 140 888 36 350 54 ap2000

2000 127,850 130,000 98.3% 129 14 143 894 32 306 54 ap2001

2001 128,850 131,000 98.4% 131 12 143 901 26 328 54 ap2002

2002 128,850 131,000 98.4% 125 12 137 940 29 312 54 ap2003

2003 128,850 131,000 98.4% 120 12 132 976 29 305 54 ap2004

2004 128,850 131,000 98.4% 121 11 132 976 27 299 54 ap2005

2006 130,000 136,000 95.6% 116 11 127 1,023 24 270 54 ap2007

2013 146,000 152,300 95.9% 90 5 95 1,536 7 194 53 ap2014

2016 146,790 153,100 95.9% 125 17 142 1,033 27 126 53 ap2017

2019 140,779 143,000 98.4% 78 3 81 1,738 6 17 96 53 ap2020

2021 136,541 146,500 93.2% 77 4 81 1,685 6 16 112 53 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe
1950	158,586	160,891	98.6%	150	12	162	978		40	672	52	ap1951
Diocese of Kerry
1970	125,500	127,000	98.8%	141	12	153	820		74	610	51	ap1971
1980	126,500	129,000	98.1%	137	11	148	854		51	630	53	ap1981
1990	129,000	130,000	99.2%	141	12	153	843		45	479	54	ap1991
1999	124,350	127,950	97.2%	124	16	140	888		36	350	54	ap2000
2000	127,850	130,000	98.3%	129	14	143	894		32	306	54	ap2001
2001	128,850	131,000	98.4%	131	12	143	901		26	328	54	ap2002
2002	128,850	131,000	98.4%	125	12	137	940		29	312	54	ap2003
2003	128,850	131,000	98.4%	120	12	132	976		29	305	54	ap2004
2004	128,850	131,000	98.4%	121	11	132	976		27	299	54	ap2005
2006	130,000	136,000	95.6%	116	11	127	1,023		24	270	54	ap2007
2013	146,000	152,300	95.9%	90	5	95	1,536		7	194	53	ap2014
2016	146,790	153,100	95.9%	125	17	142	1,033		27	126	53	ap2017
2019	140,779	143,000	98.4%	78	3	81	1,738	6	17	96	53	ap2020
2021	136,541	146,500	93.2%	77	4	81	1,685	6	16	112	53	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

John Attilburgh † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1405)
William Ball † (Bishop: 1379)
Denis Mary Bradley †
Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. †
Edmund of Caermarthem, O.P. † (Bishop: 1331 - )
Eamon Casey † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1969 to 21 Jul 1976)
John Coffey † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1889 to 14 Apr 1904)
John Francis Cunningham †
Cornelius Egan † (Priest: 26 May 1804; Coadjutor Bishop: 11 May 1824; Bishop: 29 Sep 1824 to 22 Jul 1856)
John Fitzgerald † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1495 to May 1536)
William Michael Fitzgerald, O.P. †
James Fitzmaurice, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 15 May 1536 to 1583)
John Edmund Fitzmaurice †
Nicholas FitzMaurice † (Bishop: 1408 to 1449)
Michael Fitzwalter † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1591 to 1601)
Thomas Joseph Flanagan †
John William Heffernan, C.S.Sp. †
Donald J. Herlihy †
Andrew Higgins † (Priest: 20 Sep 1851; Bishop: 23 Dec 1881 to 1 May 1889)
John Hussey † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1657 to 26 Dec 1658)
Patrick Joseph James Keane †
Michael Joseph Keyes, S.M. †
Florence MacCarthy † (Deacon: 19 Feb 1785; Priest: 12 Mar 1785 to 1787)
Maurice MacConcubaiar † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1452 to Sep 1458)
Nicholas Madgett † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1753 to 23 Mar 1765)
John Mangan † (Priest: 1 Jul 1877; Bishop: 8 Jul 1904 to 1 Jul 1917)
Henry Vincent Marshall †
Daniel McCarthy † (Priest: 1846; Bishop: 21 Jun 1878 to 23 Jul 1881)
Kevin McNamara † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1976 to 15 Nov 1984)
James Moore †
David Moriarty † (Priest: 25 Apr 1839; Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Mar 1854; Bishop: 22 Jul 1856 to 1 Oct 1877)
Denis Moriarty † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1720 to 17 Oct 1738)
Francis Moylan † (Bishop: 8 May 1775 to 19 Jun 1787)
Denis J. Moynihan † (Priest: 13 Jun 1909 to 5 Jul 1941; Bishop: 10 Feb 1952 to 17 Jul 1969)
Michael O’Brien † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1927 to 4 Oct 1952)
Moriarty O’Brien † (Vicar Apostolic: 17 Apr 1657 - Did Not Take Effect)
Richard O’Connell † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1641 to 13 Jul 1653)
Richard Alphonsus O’Connor †
David O’Duibtitrib † (Bishop: 1197 to 1207)
Alan O’Hathern † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1336 to 2 Dec 1347)
Thomas O’Kelly, O.P. † (Bishop: 1405 to 11 Mar 1405)
Aeneas O’Leyne † (Priest: 1678; Vicar Apostolic: 12 Mar 1700 to 1715)
William O’Meara † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1743 to 23 Feb 1753)
Diarmaid (Dermot) O’Súilleabháin (O’Sullivan) † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1985 to 27 Aug 1994)
Charles O’Sullivan † (Priest: 6 Jul 1884; Bishop: 10 Nov 1917 to 29 Jan 1927)
Eugene (Owen) O’Sullivan † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1739 to 30 Sep 1743)
Cornelius O’Tigernach, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1372 to 1379)
John Pick, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1461 to Jun 1473)
Richard Piers †
Thomas Sears †
John Stack † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1458 to Oct 1488)
Maurice Stack † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1450 to Jan 1452)
Philip Stack † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1473 to 1495)
Charles Sughrue † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1798 to 29 Sep 1824)
Gerard Teahan (Teaghan) † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1787 to 4 Jul 1797)
John de Valle † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1348 to 1372)
Brendan † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1237 to 1252)
Christian , O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1253 to 20 Aug 1256)
Gilbert † (Bishop: 1224 - )
John † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1264 to May 1285)
John , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1215)
Nicholas † (Bishop: 1285 to Mar 1287)
Nicholaus , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1288 - )
Philip † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1256 to 1263)

Source(s)

Diocese of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 109, and Page 110
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 96
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 119
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 92
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 96
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 97
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 86, and Page 87
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 118
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 65
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 221
Diocese of Kerry
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 187

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