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Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe

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The Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe (full title The United Dioceses of Tuam, Killala, Achonry, Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly) is a diocese of the Church of Ireland that is located in the west of Ireland.[1] The diocese was formed by a merger of the former Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry and the former Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe between late 2021 and early 2022,[2][3] after the retirement of the separate dioceses' bishops. Michael Burrows was appointed as bishop of the united diocese in early 2022. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. It is one of the eleven Church of Ireland dioceses that cover the whole of Ireland. The largest diocese by area in the Church of Ireland, it covers all of counties Clare, Galway, Kerry, Limerick and Mayo, plus parts of counties Cork, Sligo, Roscommon, Offaly, Laois and Tipperary.

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Overview and history

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When the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church broke communion, it was established by the state as the established church. Later, by decree of the Irish Parliament, the Church of Ireland became the independent State Church of the Kingdom of Ireland. It assumed possession of most Church property (and so retained a great repository of religious architecture and other items, though some were later destroyed). The substantial majority of the population remained faithful to Roman Catholicism, despite the political and economic advantages of membership in the state church. The English-speaking minority mostly adhered to the Church of Ireland or to Presbyterianism.

On 13 April 1834, the diocese of Killala and Achonry was united to the Archdiocese of Tuam. On the death of Archbishop Trench of Tuam in 1839, the Province of Tuam was united to the Province of Armagh and the see ceased to be an archbishopric and became a bishopric with Thomas Plunket becoming the first bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry.[4] Meanwhile, in 1833, the two provinces of Dublin and Cashel were merged. Over the centuries, a number of dioceses were merged (see below), in view of declining membership. It is for this reason that the united diocese has five cathedrals.

In 2019, the Church of Ireland General Synod agreed to amalgamate the two dioceses upon the retirement of their incumbent bishops.[3] These retirements took place in 2021, and in 2022, Burrows was elected as the first bishop of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe. He finished his service in the Diocese of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory in April 2022 and was installed in the united diocese that same month.[5] Despite being the largest single diocese in area, the two prior dioceses each saw the lowest average Sunday attendance of any Church of Ireland dioceses with just 612 in attendance in Tuam, Killala and Achonry and 1,205 in attendance in Limerick and Killaloe, according to the most recently available Church of Ireland census data. The united diocese's attendance of 1,817 makes it the second-least-attended diocese in the Church of Ireland after Meath and Kildare.[6]

Predecessor dioceses

The present united diocese dates from 2022, the result of a number of mergers of sees beginning in the seventeenth century:[7]

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Cathedrals

Five others are in ruins or no longer exist:

St. Crumnathy's Cathedral, Achonry was deconsecrated in 1998 and is now used for ecumenical events.[12]

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Parish groups

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As of 2022, the united diocese is divided into a number of parishes, each led by a priest serving multiple churches.[13][14]

  • Achonry Parish: St George's Church, Tubbercurry  Rathbarron.
  • Adare Parish: St Nicholas', Adare  Croom  St Peter & St Paul's, Kilmallock  St Beacon's, Kilpeacon.
  • Aughaval (Westport) Parish: Christ Church, Castlebar  St. Thomas' Church, Dugort  Turlough Church  Holy Trinity Church, Westport.
  • Aughrim Parish: St Catherine's, Ahascragh  Ardrahan  Holy Trinity, Aughrim  St John the Evangelist, Creagh  Woodlawn, Kilconell.
  • Birr Parish: St Brendan's, Birr  Dorrha  Lockeen  St Ruadhan's, Lorrha.
  • Clonfert Parish: St Brendan's Cathedral, Clonfert  St John the Baptist, Donanaughta  Christ Church, Lickmolassy  St Paul's, Rynagh.
  • Cloughjordan Parish: Ballingarry  Borrisnafarney  Borrisokane  St Kieran's, Cloughjordan.
  • Drumcliffe (Ennis) Parish: St Columba, Drumcliffe  Kilfarboy  St Fachan's, Kilfenora  St James', Kilfieragh  Kilnasoolagh.
  • Galway Parish: St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway  Kilcummin Church, Oughterard.
  • Kenmare Parish: St Patrick's, Kenmare  Church of the Transfiguration, Sneem  St. Michael and All Angels, Waterville  St. John the Baptist, Valentia
  • Kilcolman (Killorglin) Parish: St Michael's, Killorglin  St Carthage's, Kiltallagh.
  • Killala Parish: St. John's Church, Ballycastle  St. Mary's Church, Crossmolina  St. Patrick's Cathedral, Killala
  • Killaloe Parish: Iniscaltra  St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe[15]  St Senan's, Kiltinanlea  All Saints', Stradbally  St. Cronan's Church, Tuamgraney.
  • Killarney Parish: St Mary, Killarney  Holy Trinity, Muckross.
  • Kilmoremoy Parish: St. Michael's, Ballina  Killanley Church, Castleconnor  St. Anne's Easkey  Kilglass.
  • Limerick City Parish: St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick  Sts John and Ailbe, Abington  St Michael's, Limerick.
  • Nenagh Parish: Killodiernan  St Mary's, Nenagh  Templederry.
  • Omey (Clifden) Parish: Christ Church, Clifden  Holy Trinity Church, Errislannan  St. Thomas' Church, Ballynakill  St. Mary's Church, Roundstone.
  • Rathkeale and Kilnaughtin Parish: St Mary's, Askeaton  Castletown, Kilcornan  St Brendan's, Kilnaughtin  Holy Trinity, Rathkeale.
  • Roscrea Parish: St Bruchin's, Bourne  Christ Church, Corbally  St Molua, Kyle  St Cronan's, Roscrea.
  • Shinrone Parish:[16] Aghancon   Dunkerrin  St Finnian's, Kinnitty  St Mary's, Shinrone.
  • Skreen Parish: Christ Church, Dromard  St. Mary's Church, Kilmacshalgan   Skreen.
  • Tralee Parish: Ballymacelligott  Ballyseedy  St James's, Dingle  Kilgobbin Camp  St. Brendan's, Killiney, Castlegregory  St John's, Tralee.
  • Tuam Parishes: St. John the Baptist, Aasleagh  St. Mary's, Cong  St. Mary's Cathedral, Tuam.
  • University: University of Limerick Chaplaincy
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Lists of bishops

Bishops of Tuam, Killala and Achonry

Bishops of Limerick and Killaloe

Bishops of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe

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