Diocese of Kilmore

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Richard Brady, O.F.M. † (14 Mar 1580 Appointed - Sep 1607 Died)
• Hugh O’Reilly † (9 Jun 1625 Appointed - 21 Aug 1628 Appointed, Archbishop of Armagh)
• Eugene Sweeney † (18 Sep 1629 Appointed - 18 Oct 1669 Died)
• Patrick Tyrrell (Tyrell), O.F.M. † (21 Mar 1678 Appointed - 24 Jan 1689 Confirmed, Bishop of Meath)
• Michael McDonough, O.P. † (2 Dec 1728 Appointed - 26 Nov 1746 Died)
• Lawrence Richardson, O.P. † (6 Feb 1747 Appointed - 29 Jan 1753 Died)
• Andrew Campbell † (3 Apr 1753 Appointed - 23 Dec 1769 Died)
• Dionysius Maguire, O.F.M. † (7 Apr 1770 Appointed - 1798 Died)
• Charles O’Reilly † ( 1798 Succeeded - 6 Mar 1800 Died)
• Jacobus Dillon † (30 Aug 1800 Appointed - 19 Apr 1806 Died)
• Fargal O’Reilly † (16 Jan 1807 Appointed - 30 Apr 1829 Died)
• James Browne † (30 Apr 1829 Succeeded - 11 Apr 1865 Died)
• Nicholas Conaty † (11 Apr 1865 Succeeded - 17 Jan 1886 Died)
• Bernard Finnegan † (18 May 1886 Appointed - 11 Nov 1887 Died)
• Edward MacGennis † (21 Feb 1888 Appointed - 15 May 1906 Died)
• Andrew Boylan, C.SS.R. † (1 Mar 1907 Appointed - 25 Mar 1910 Died)
• Patrick Finegan † (4 Jul 1910 Appointed - 25 Jan 1937 Died)
• Patrick Lyons † (6 Aug 1937 Appointed - 26 Apr 1949 Died)
• Austin Quinn † (19 Jul 1950 Appointed - 11 Oct 1972 Retired)
• Francis Joseph MacKiernan † (11 Oct 1972 Appointed - 16 Oct 1998 Resigned)
• Philip Leo O’Reilly (16 Oct 1998 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	87,947	102,350	85.9%	140	10	150	586		23	151	42	ap1951
1970	57,000	63,500	89.8%	116	23	139	410		31	184	36	ap1971
1980	57,800	64,100	90.2%	110	11	121	477		14	165	36	ap1981
1990	56,231	60,331	93.2%	103	14	117	480		14	89	36	ap1991
1999	54,751	59,767	91.6%	91	6	97	564		6	90	36	ap2000
2000	54,639	59,893	91.2%	90	9	99	551		9	82	36	ap2001
2001	54,370	58,927	92.3%	94	9	103	527		11	69	36	ap2002
2002	53,995	58,574	92.2%	90	9	99	545		11	75	36	ap2003
2003	53,819	58,005	92.8%	89	10	99	543		13	70	36	ap2004
2004	54,500	59,324	91.9%	86	7	93	586	1	9	59	36	ap2005
2006	56,810	62,439	91.0%	92	9	101	562		10	56	36	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Philip Leo O’Reilly (Priest: 15 Jun 1969; Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Nov 1996; Bishop: 16 Oct 1998)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Andrew Boylan, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1907 to 25 Mar 1910)
• Richard Brady, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1580 to Sep 1607)
• James Browne † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Mar 1827; Bishop: 30 Apr 1829 to 11 Apr 1865)
• Andrew Campbell † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1753 to 23 Dec 1769)
• Nicholas Conaty † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Mar 1863; Bishop: 11 Apr 1865 to 17 Jan 1886)
• Jacobus Dillon † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1800 to 19 Apr 1806)
• Patrick Finegan † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1910 to 25 Jan 1937)
• Bernard Finnegan † (Bishop: 18 May 1886 to 11 Nov 1887)
• Patrick Lyons † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1937 to 26 Apr 1949)
• Edward MacGennis † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1888 to 15 May 1906)
• Francis Joseph MacKiernan † (Priest: 17 Jun 1951; Bishop: 11 Oct 1972 to 16 Oct 1998)
• Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † (Apostolic Administrator: 22 Aug 1711 to 2 Dec 1728)
• Dionysius Maguire, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1770 to 1798)
• Patrick Maguire, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jan 1819 to 1826)
• Michael McDonough, O.P. † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1728 to 26 Nov 1746)
• Charles O’Reilly † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 May 1793; Bishop: 1798 to 6 Mar 1800)
• Fargal O’Reilly † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1807 to 30 Apr 1829)
• Hugh O’Reilly † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1625 to 21 Aug 1628)
• Austin Quinn † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1950 to 11 Oct 1972)
• Lawrence Richardson, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1747 to 29 Jan 1753)
• Eugene Sweeney † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1629 to 18 Oct 1669)
• Patrick Tyrrell (Tyrell), O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Mar 1678 to 24 Jan 1689)