List of Anglican bishops of Killaloe

The Bishop of Killaloe is an episcopal

Episcopal polity

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title which takes its name after the town of Killaloe

Killaloe, County Clare

Killaloe is a large village in east County Clare, Ireland, situated in the midwest of Ireland. The village is on the south end of Lough Derg, while the settlement spreads across the River Shannon, with the County Tipperary side known as Ballina...

in County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. In the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...

it has been united with other bishoprics.

History

The Diocese of Killaloe

Diocese of Killaloe

The Diocese of Killaloe may refer either to a Roman Catholic or a Church of Ireland diocese, in Ireland.-Roman Catholic diocese:The Diocese of Killaloe is the second largest Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland....

was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail

Synod of Rathbreasail

The Synod of Ráth Breasail took place in Ireland in 1111. It marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan and parish-based church...

in 1111. The boundaries of the diocese consisted of almost all of County Clare

County Clare

, the northern part of County Tipperary

County Tipperary

County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

, and part of County Offaly

County Offaly

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. Its Irish

Irish language

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name is Cill-da-lua (Church of Lua), so named from Saint Molua

Saint Molua

Saint Molua , , was an Irish saint, who was a Christian abbot in the Early Middle Ages.Little is known on Molua other than he was a monk, a builder and possibly a hermit. Molua was the founder of Killaloe , which bears his name Lua...

, an abbot who lived in the late the sixth century. At the Synod of Kells in March 1152, Killaloe some lost territory when the dioceses of Kilfenora, Roscrea and Scattery Island

Scattery Island Cathedral and Monastery

-Cathedral and monastery:Scattery Island Cathedral and monastery is an early Christian place of pilgrimage, where St Senan, Bishop and confessor, founded a monastery, in the Shannon estuary, 5 km southwest of Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland...

were created.

Following the Reformation

English Reformation

The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....

, there are now parallel Killaloe dioceses: one of the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

and the other of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

.

In Church of Ireland
The pre-Reformation Cathedral Church of St Flannan, Killaloe

Killaloe Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St. Flannan, Killaloe is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Killaloe, County Clare in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin....

continued as the Church of Ireland bishop's seat (cathedra

Cathedra

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). The Church of Ireland title was united with Kilfenora

Bishop of Kilfenora

The Bishop of Kilfenora was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Kilfenora in County Clare, Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, the title is now united with other bishoprics.-History:...

in 1752, and again with Clonfert & Kilmacduagh in 1834. Since 1976, it has been part of the united bishopric of Limerick and Killaloe

Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe

The Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe in the Province of Dublin....

.

In the Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic bishop's seat is located at the Pro-Cathedral

Pro-cathedral

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of Saint Peter

Saint Peter

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and Saint Paul in Ennis

Ennis

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, County Clare

County Clare

. The current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe

Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe

The Diocese of Killaloe is a Roman Catholic diocese in mid-western Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The diocese is in the secular province of the same name - Munster...

is the Most Reverend Kieran O’Reilly

Kieran O’Reilly

Kieran O’Reilly SMA is the bishop of Killaloe since his appointment was announced by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 May 2010.O’Reilly was born in Cork in the Diocese of Cork and Ross in 1952. In 1970, he entered the noviciate of the Society of African Missions in Wilton, Cork.He subsequently attended...

who succeeded on 18 May 2010.

Pre-Reformation bishops

Pre-Reformation Bishops of Killaloe
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
unknown	1098	Domnall Ua hÉnna I	died 1 December 1098
dates unknown		Gilla Pátrick Ua hÉnna
unknown	1131	Domnall Ua Conaing	translated to Cashel Archbishop of Cashel The Archbishop of Cashel is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. The title is still in use in the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Church of Ireland it was downgraded to a bishopric in 1838.... in 1131
c.1131	c.1137/38	Domnall Ua Lonngargáin	translated to Cashel Archbishop of Cashel The Archbishop of Cashel is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. The title is still in use in the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Church of Ireland it was downgraded to a bishopric in 1838.... circa 1137 or 1138
c.1138	1161	Tadg Ua Lonngargáin	died in office
c.1161	1164	Donnchad mac Diarmata Ua Briain	died in office
bef. 1179	1194	Constantín mac Toirrdelbaig Ua Briain	died in office
1194	1195	Diarmait Ua Conaing	died in office
bef. 1201	1216	Conchobhar Ua h-Énna	died in office; also known as Cornelius
1216	unknown	Domnall Ua h-Énna II	elected 1216; confirmed by Pope Honorius III Pope Honorius III Pope Honorius III , previously known as Cencio Savelli, was Pope from 1216 to 1227.-Early work:He was born in Rome as son of Aimerico... 1219; consecrated 1221; also known as Donatus
1217	1221/26	Robert Travers	elected before 14 January 1217; consecrated after 14 January 1217; deprived 1221, and again May 1226
1231	1252	Domnall Ó Cennéitig	elected before 1231; died before 1252; also known as Donatus
1253	1267	Ísóc Ó Cormacáin	elected before 5 April 1253; appointed and consecration 23 June 1253; resigned before 10 November 1267; also known as Isaac
1268	1281	Mathgamain Ó h-Ócáin	elected before 20 March 1268; died 12 August 1281; also known as Matthaeus
1281	1298	Mauricius Ó h-Ócáin	elected 23 November 1281; died before October 1298
1299	1317	David Mac Mathghamna	elected 7 January 1299; consecrated May 1299; died 9 February 1317; also known as David Mac Mahon
1317	1322	Tomás Ó Cormacáin I	elected before 2 July 1317; died 31 July 1322
1323	c.1325	Brian Ó Coscraig	elected before 1 August 1323; died circa 1325; also known as Benedictus
1326	1342	David Mac Briain	elected before May 1326; appointed 25 May 1326; died 12 December 1342; also known as 'David of Emly'
? 1326	1334	Unatus O Heime	possibly elected in 1326; died 1334; also may known as Uaithne Ó hÉnna
unknown	1354	Tomás Ó h-Ógáin	died 30 October 1354
1355	1382	Tomás Ó Cormacáin II	elected before May 1355; appointed 27 May 1355; died 1382
1389	1400	Mathghamhain Mág Raith	appointed before August 1398; died before February 1400; also known as Matthaeus
1400	1421	Donatus Mág Raith, O.S.A.	appointed before 8 February 1400; consecrated before 9 April 1400; died after August 1421
1409		Robert Mulfield, O.Cist.	appointed 9 September 1409, but did not get possession; acted as a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield Diocese of Lichfield The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield. The diocese covers 4,516 km² The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England... circa 1418 to 1440
1418	1431	Eugenius Ó Faoláin	translated from Kilmacduagh; resident in a portion of the diocese; died before 24 July 1431
1423	1443	Thaddaeus Mág Raith I	appointed 25 October 1423; consecrated after 5 November 1423; died before July 1443
1429	1443	Séamus Ó Lonnghargáin	translated from Annaghdown Bishop of Annaghdown The Bishop of Annaghdown is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small village of Annaghdown in County Galway, Ireland.... 9 December 1429; consecrated circa December 1429; resigned circa July 1443
1443	1460	Donnchadh mac Toirdhealbhaigh Ó Briain	appointed 26 July 1443; consecrated after 12 August 1443; died before August 1460
1460	1463	Thaddaeus Mág Raith II	appointed 18 August 1460; consecrated 2 September 1460; died before May 1463
1463	1483	Matthaeus Ó Gríobhtha	appointed 23 May 1463; consecrated after 7 July 1463; died circa September 1483
1483	1526	Toirdhealbhach mac Mathghamhna Ó Briain	appointed 19 September 1483; died before August 1526; also known as Theodoricus or Thaddaeus
1526	1542	Séamus Ó Cuirrín	appointed 24 August 1526; accepted royal supremacy 1539; resigned 5 May 1542; died before June 1554; also known as James O'Currin

Church of Ireland bishops

Church of Ireland Bishops of Killaloe
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1546	c.1554	Cornelius O’Dea	nominated by King Henry VIII Henry VIII of England Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France... 30 May 1546; consecrated 12 July 1546; died between 1568 and 1576
1554	1569	Turlough O'Brien	appointed bishop of both successions on 25 June 1554 when they were temporarily reunited under Queen Mary I Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... ; died 1569; also known as Terence O'Brien
1570	1612	Murtogh O’Brien-Arra Murtogh O’Brien-Arra Murtogh O'Brien was an Anglican bishop of Killaloe, in County Clare, Ireland.He was a 17th generation descendant of Brian Boru, in the branch of the clan O'Brien known as O'Brien-Arra, from County Tipperary. His seat was St...	nominated 17 May 1570. Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty... ordered the revenues of the see to be allowed to him until he should be old enough to be consecrated. In 1575, the queen still considered he was too young. He resigned in 1612 and died 30 April 1632
1612	1632	John Rider John Rider (bishop) John Ryder was a Latin lexicographer who published the first English-Latin Dictionary, in which the English language took precedent. A favourite of Elizabeth I, he was Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and the Anglican Bishop of Killaloe....	nominated 5 July 1612; consecrated 12 January 1613; died 12 November 1632
1633	1646	Lewis Jones	previously dean Dean (religion) A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:... of Cashel Cashel, County Tipperary Cashel is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 2936 at the 2006 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. Additionally, the cathedra of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly was originally in the town prior to the English Reformation.... (1607–33); nominated 14 December 1632; consecrated 12 April 1633; died 2 November 1646; buried at St Werburgh's Church, Dublin St Werburgh's Church, Dublin St. Werburgh's Church is a Church of Ireland church in Dublin, Ireland, and was built in 1178, shortly after the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in the town, and named after St. Werburgh, abbess of Ely and patron saint of Chester who died in 699 CE. It is located in Werburgh Street, close to Dublin...
1647	1650	Edward Parry Edward Parry Admiral Sir William Edward Parry KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy and the Royal Indian Navy.During World War II, he served in the New Zealand Division commanding HMS Achilles at the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939...	nominated 29 December 1646; consecrated 28 March 1647; died of the plague in Dublin 20 July 1650 and buried at St. Audoen's Church, Dublin St. Audoen's Church St. Audoen's Church is the church of the parish of St. Audoen in the Church of Ireland, located south of the River Liffey at Cornmarket in Dublin, Ireland. This was close to the centre of the medieval city. The parish is in the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. St. Audoen's is the oldest parish... .
1650	1660	See Episcopal See An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral... vacant
1660	1669	Edward Worth	native of County Cork County Cork County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county... ; nominated 7 August 1660; consecrated 27 January 1661; died in Hackney Hackney Central Hackney Central is the central district of the London Borough of Hackney in London, England. It comprises the area roughly surrounding, and extending north from Mare Street. It is situated north east of Charing Cross... 2 August 1669 and buried at St Mildred's Church, Bread Street St Mildred, Bread Street St Mildred Bread Street was a church in Bread Street Ward of the City of London dedicated to the 7th century Saint Mildred the Virgin, daughter of Merewald, sub-king of the West Mercians and one of the few to retain Wren's original fittings into the 20th Century.The earliest record of the church... , London City of London The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
1669	1675	Daniel Witter	nominated 4 August and consecrated September 1669; died 16 March 1675
1675	1692	John Roan	a Welshman Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²... ; nominated 28 March and consecrated June 1675; died 5 September 1692 and buried in Killaloe Cathedral Killaloe Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St. Flannan, Killaloe is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Killaloe, County Clare in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin....
1693	1695	Henry Rider	nominated 13 May and consecrated 11 June 1693; died in Dublin 30 January 1696
1695	1713	Thomas Lindsay Thomas Lindsay (archbishop) Thomas Lindsay , D.D., B.D., M.A was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as the Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Bishop of Killaloe, Bishop of Raphoe and finally Archbishop of Armagh.... , D.D.	nominated 12 February and consecrated 22 March 1696; translated to Raphoe Bishop of Raphoe The Bishop of Raphoe is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Raphoe in County Donegal, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 6 June 1713, and subsequently to Armagh Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is the title of the presiding ecclesiastical figure of each of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland in the region around Armagh in Northern Ireland... 4 January 1714
1713	1714	Sir Thomas Vesey, 1st Bt. Baronet A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...	son of John Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam (1679–1716); nominated 11 May 1713 and consecrated 12 July 1713; translated to Ossory Bishop of Ossory The Bishop of Ossory is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of Ossory... 28 April 1714
1714	1716	Nicholas Foster	senior Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and... ; nominated bishop 7 October and consecrated 7 November 1714; translated from Killaloe to Raphoe.
1716	1739	Charles Carr, M.A.	previously chaplain of the Irish House of Commons Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords... ; nominated bishop 26 May and consecrated in June 1716; died in Dublin on 26 December 1739
1740	1742	Joseph Storey, M.A.	previously dean Dean (religion) A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:... of Ferns Ferns Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St Edan is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Ferns, County Wexford in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.... (1734–40); nominated 16 January and consecrated 10 February 1740; translated to Kilmore Bishop of Kilmore The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore in County Cavan, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:... 29 January 1742
1742	1743	John Ryder, D.D.	nominated 18 January and consecrated 21 February 1742; translated to Down and Connor Bishop of Down and Connor The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick and the village of Connor in Northern Ireland... 1 August 1743
1743	1745	Jemmett Browne Jemmett Browne Jemmett Browne was the Church of Ireland bishop of Killaloe from 1743 to 1745, Bishop of Dromore for three months in the middle of 1745, Bishop of Cork and Ross from 1745 to 1772, Bishop of Elphin from 1772 to 1775, and finally Archbishop of Tuam from 1775 until his death in 1782.Of a family...	previously Dean of Ross Rosscarbery Rosscarbery or Roscarbery is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay.-History:... (1733–43); nomimated 29 August and consecrated 9 October 1743; translated to Dromore Bishop of Dromore The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The... 16 May 1745
1745	1746	Richard Chenevix, D.D.	nominated 26 April and consecrated 28 July 1745; translated to Waterford and Lismore Bishop of Waterford and Lismore The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in the Republic of Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church.... 15 January 1746
1746	1752	Nicholas Synge, D.D.	nominated 23 December 1745 and consecrated 26 January 1746; became Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora The Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora in the Province of Cashel; comprising all of County Clare and the northern part of County Tipperary, Ireland.... in 1752
In 1752, the Church of Ireland see became the united bishopric of Killaloe and Kilfenora Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora The Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora in the Province of Cashel; comprising all of County Clare and the northern part of County Tipperary, Ireland.... .

Roman Catholic succession

Roman Catholic Bishops of Killaloe
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
apptd.1539		Richard Hogan, O.F.M.	appointed Apostolic Administrator Apostolic Administrator An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration... of Killaloe (and Bishop of Clonmacnoise Bishop of Clonmacnoise Bishop of Clonmacnoise was the ordinary of the Roman Catholic episcopal see based at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland. The bishops of Clonmacnoise appear in the records for the first time in the 9th century, although inferior in status to the Abbot of Clonmacnoise until the reformation of the... ) 16 June 1539; died later in the same year
apptd.1539		Florence Kirwan, O.F.M.	appointed Apostolic Administrator of Killaloe (and Bishop of Clonmacnoise) 5 December 1539; died circa 1555
apptd.1542		Dermot O'Brien	appointed Apostolic Administrator of Killaloe 5 May 1542
1554	1569	Turlough O'Brien	appointed bishop of both successions on 25 June 1554 when they were temporarily reunited under Queen Mary I Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... ; died 1569; also known as Terence O'Brien
1569	1571	See vacant
1571	1576	Malachy O'Moloney	appointed 10 January 1571; translated to Kilmacduagh Bishop of Kilmacduagh The Bishop of Kilmacduagh was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Kilmacduagh in County Galway, Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, the title is now united with other bishoprics.-History:... 22 August 1576
1576	1616	Cornelius O'Mulrian, O.F.M.	appointed 22 August 1576; died 1616; also known as Cornelius Ryan
1616	1619	See vacant
1619	1630	Malachy O'Queely	appointed vicar apostolic Apostolic vicariate An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more... to administer the see by Papal brief Papal brief The Papal Brief is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a Papal Bull.-History:The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugenius IV , was clearly prompted for the same desire for greater simplicity... 30 August 1619; translated to Tuam Archbishop of Tuam The Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:... 22 April 1630
1630	1651	John O'Mollony I	appointed 12 August 1630; consecrated in November 1630; died October 1651
apptd. 1652		John O'Mollony II	appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see by Papal brief Papal brief The Papal Brief is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a Papal Bull.-History:The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugenius IV , was clearly prompted for the same desire for greater simplicity... 17 October 1652; afterwards became bishop in 1671
apptd. 1657		Denis Harty	appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see by Papal brief Papal brief The Papal Brief is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a Papal Bull.-History:The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugenius IV , was clearly prompted for the same desire for greater simplicity... 17 April 1657; also known as Dionysius Harty
apptd. 1666		John de Burgo	formerly vicar apostolic of Cashel Archbishop of Cashel The Archbishop of Cashel is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. The title is still in use in the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Church of Ireland it was downgraded to a bishopric in 1838.... ; appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see of Killaloe in 1666
apptd. 1668		Denis Harty (again)	appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see of Killaoe again in August 1668
1671	1702	John O'Mollony II	previously vicar apostolic of Killaloe; appointed bishop 26 May 1671; consecrated in March 1672; translated to Limerick Bishop of Limerick The Bishop of Limerick is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Limerick in the Province of Munster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it still continues as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of... 24 January 1698, although continued as Apostolic Administrator Apostolic Administrator An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration... of Killaloe until his death on 3 September 1702
1702	1713	See vacant
1713	1729	Eustace Browne	appointed 30 June and consecrated 16 August 1713; died circa 1729
1729	1739	Sylvester Lloyd, O.F.M.	appointed 25 September 1729; translated to Waterford 29 May 1739
1739	1752	Patrick MacDonogh	appointed 14 August 1739; died 25 February 1752
1752		Patrick O'Nachten	appointed 12 May 1752, but was not accepted
1752	1753	Nicholas Madgett	appointed 11 December 1752; consecrated 23 February 1753; translated to Ardfert and Aghadoe Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe The Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Ardfert and townland of Aghadoe, both in County Kerry, Ireland.-History:... 23 February 1753
1753	1763	William O'Meara	translated from Ardfert and Aghadoe Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe The Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Ardfert and townland of Aghadoe, both in County Kerry, Ireland.-History:... 23 February 1753; died after 1763
1763	1765	See vacant
1765	1807	Michael Peter MacMahon, O.P.	appointed 5 June and consecrated 4 August 1765; died 20 February 1807
1807	1828	James O'Shaughnessy	appointed coadjutor bishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... 23 September 1798; consecrated 13 January 1799; succeeded 20 February 1807; died 5 August 1828
1828	1836	Patrick MacMahon	appointed coadjutor bishop 8 August and consecrated 18 November 1819; succeeded 5 August 1828; died 7 June 1836
1836	1851	Patrick Kennedy	appointed coadjutor bishop 31 May 1835; consecrated 17 January 1836; succeeded 7 June 1836; died 19 November 1851
1851	1859	Daniel Vaughan	appointed 30 March and consecrated 8 June 1851; died 29 July 1859
1859	1891	Michael Flannery	appointed coadjutor bishop 6 July and consecrated 5 September 1858; succeeded 29 July 1859; died 19 June 1891
1891	1904	Thomas J. McRedmond	appointed coadjutor bishop September 1889; consecrated 12 January 1890; succeeded 19 June 1891; died 5 April 1904
1904	1955	Michael Fogarty	appointed 8 July and consecrated 4 September 1904; died 25 October 1955
1955	1966	Joseph Rodgers	appointed coadjutor bishop 10 January and consecrated 7 March 1948; succeeded 25 October 1955; died 10 July 1966
1967	1994	Michael Anthony Harty	appointed 28 September and consecrated 19 November 1967; died 2 October 1994
1994	2010	William (Willie) Walsh Willie Walsh (bishop) William Walsh is an Irish Catholic prelate who is the bishop emeritus of Killaloe. He served as ordinary from 1995 until his retirement in 2010.-Career:...	appointed coadjutor bishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... of Killaloe on 21 June 1994; episcopal ordination 8 August 1994; succeeded 2 October 1994; retired 18 May 2010
2010	Present	Kieran O’Reilly Kieran O’Reilly Kieran O’Reilly SMA is the bishop of Killaloe since his appointment was announced by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 May 2010.O’Reilly was born in Cork in the Diocese of Cork and Ross in 1952. In 1970, he entered the noviciate of the Society of African Missions in Wilton, Cork.He subsequently attended... , S.M.A.	episcopal ordination August 29th 2010;

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