Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore
Diocese of Kilmore Dioecesis Kilmorensis Deoise na Cille Móire | |
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The Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Felim in Cavan, the episcopal seat of the bishops of Kilmore. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Cavan, parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Armagh |
| Metropolitan | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 850 sq mi (2,200 km2) |
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| Parishes | 35 |
| Churches | 95 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1152 |
| Cathedral | St Patrick and St Felim's Cathedral, Cavan |
| Patron saint | St Patrick and St Felim |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Martin Hayes |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Eamon Martin |
| Vicar General | Liam Kelly |
| Bishops emeritus | Philip Leo O'Reilly |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| kilmorediocese.ie | |
The Diocese of Kilmore (Latin: Dioecesis Kilmorensis; Irish: Deoise na Cille Móire) is a Latin Church diocese which is mainly in the Republic of Ireland although a few parishes are in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which are subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh.
On 29 June 2020, it was announced that Pope Francis had appointed Martin Hayes, a former priest of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, as Bishop of Kilmore in succession to Philip Leo O'Reilly. He received episcopal ordination on 20 September 2020.