The Diocese of Kerry () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in south-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly.
The cathedral church of the diocese is St Mary's Cathedral in Killarney, County Kerry.
The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Raymond Browne.
History
The diocese was established in the sixth century as the Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe.
Its name was changed to the Diocese of Kerry on 20 December 1952.
Geography
There are 53 parishes in the diocese, which are divided between two civil counties: 44 in County Kerry and nine in County Cork.
The parishes are grouped into 12 pastoral areas, formerly known as deaneries.
As of April 2018, there were 54 priests in the diocese, six of whom were under the age of 50.
Aside from the cathedral town of Killarney, the main towns in the diocese are Castleisland, Kenmare, Listowel, Millstreet, and Tralee.
Ordinaries
The following is a list of bishops since the name of the diocese was changed in 1952:
Denis Moynihan (19521969) Éamonn Casey (19691976) Kevin McNamara (19761984) Diarmuid ó Súilleabháin (19851994) William Murphy (19952013) Raymond Browne (2013present)
See also
Catholic Church in Ireland
References
External links
Diocesan website
Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Kerry and Aghadoe
GCatholic: Kerry (Diocese) Diocesan Pastoral Plan 2016-2020 (including Parishes and Pastoral Areas)