Ossory (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Felix O’Dullany, O. Cist. † ( 1178 Appointed - 1202 Died)
Hugh Rufus, C.R.S.A. † ( 1202 Appointed - 1218 Died)
Peter Malvoisin † ( 1219 Appointed - 1229 Died)
William de Kilkenny † (16 Mar 1230 Appointed - 1232 Resigned)
Walter Brackley † ( 1232 Appointed - 5 Dec 1243 Died)
Geoffrey de Turville † ( 1244 Appointed - 1 Nov 1250 Died)
Hugh de Mapilton † ( 1251 Appointed - 1256 Died)
Hugh of Thetford, O.P. † ( 1257 Appointed - 1259 Died)
Geoffrey Saint-Léger † ( 1260 Appointed - Jan 1286 Died)
Roger de Wexford † ( 1287 Appointed - 28 Jun 1289 Died)
Michael of Exeter † (28 Sep 1289 Appointed - May 1301 Died)
William Fitzjohn † ( 1301 Appointed - 26 Mar 1317 Appointed, Archbishop of Cashel)
Richard Ledred (Ledrede), O.F.M. † (24 Apr 1317 Appointed - 1360 Died)
John de Tatenhalk, O.P. † (8 Nov 1361 Appointed - 1370 Died)
Alexander Petit de Balscot † (10 Feb 1371 Appointed - 10 Mar 1386 Appointed, Bishop of Meath)
Richard Northalis, O. Carm. † (17 Feb 1386 Appointed - 3 Nov 1395 Appointed, Archbishop of Dublin)
Thomas Peverel, O. Carm. † (3 Nov 1395 Appointed - 12 Jul 1398 Appointed, Bishop of Llandaff, Wales)
John Wultham, O.E.S.A. † (1 Feb 1398 Appointed - 1399 Appointed, Bishop of Dromore)
John Griffin † (14 May 1400 Appointed - Aug 1400 Died)
Roger Appleby † (26 Sep 1400 Appointed - 9 Oct 1402 Appointed, Bishop of Dromore)
John Wultham, O.E.S.A. † (9 Oct 1402 Appointed - 29 Sep 1405 Died)
Thomas Snell † (11 Mar 1407 Appointed - 16 Oct 1416 Died)
Patrick Foxe (Ragged) † (15 Dec 1417 Appointed - 20 Apr 1421 Died)
Denis O’Dea † (4 Jul 1421 Appointed - 1427 Died)
Thomas Barry † (19 Feb 1427 Appointed - 3 Mar 1459 Died)
David Hackett † (14 Jul 1460 Confirmed - 24 Oct 1478 Died)
Sean (John) O’Hedian † (15 Jan 1479 Appointed - 1487 Died)
Oliver Cantwell, O.P. † (26 Mar 1487 Appointed - 9 Jan 1526 Died)
Miles Baron Fitzgerald, O.S.A. † (8 Jun 1528 Appointed - Aug 1550 Died)
John Balgus, O. Carm. † ( 1552 Appointed - Nov 1563 Died)
John Tonory, O.S.A. † (1 Jan 1554 Confirmed - 1565 Died)
[James O’Fallon] † (1 Aug 1569 Ordained Bishop - )
Thomas Strong † (28 Mar 1582 Appointed - 20 Jan 1597 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela)
David Rothe † (1 Oct 1618 Appointed - 20 Apr 1650 Died)
Terrence Fitzpatrick † (17 Apr 1657 Appointed - 1668 Removed)
James O’Phelan † (8 Mar 1669 Appointed - Jan 1695 Died)
William D’Alton (Daton) † (20 Feb 1696 Confirmed - 26 Jan 1712 Died)
Malachy Dulany † (15 Sep 1713 Appointed - 7 May 1731 Died)
Patrick O’Shea (Shee) † (28 Jul 1731 Confirmed - 3 Jul 1736 Died)
Colman O’Shaughnessy, O.P. † (5 Oct 1736 Confirmed - 2 Sep 1748 Died)
James Bernard Dunne † (17 Dec 1748 Confirmed - 30 Apr 1758 Died)
Thomas Burke (de Burgo), O.P. † (9 Jan 1759 Confirmed - 26 Sep 1776 Died)
John Thomas Troy, O.P. † (16 Dec 1776 Appointed - 19 Dec 1786 Appointed, Archbishop of Dublin)
John Dunne † (13 Jul 1787 Appointed - 15 Mar 1789 Died)
James Lanigan † (10 Jul 1789 Appointed - 11 Feb 1812 Died)
Kyran Marum † (4 Oct 1814 Appointed - 22 Dec 1827 Died)
Myles Murphy † (17 Jun 1828 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
William Kinsella † (15 May 1829 Appointed - 12 Dec 1845 Died)
Edward Walsh † (12 May 1846 Appointed - 11 Aug 1872 Died)
Patrick Francis Moran † (11 Aug 1872 Succeeded - 14 Mar 1884 Appointed, Archbishop of Sydney)
Abraham Brownrigg, S.S.S. † (28 Oct 1884 Appointed - 1 Oct 1928 Died)
Patrick Collier † (1 Oct 1928 Succeeded - 10 Jan 1964 Died)
Peter Birch † (10 Jan 1964 Succeeded - 7 Mar 1981 Died)
Laurence Forristal † (30 Jun 1981 Appointed - 14 Sep 2007 Retired)
Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. † (14 Sep 2007 Appointed - 29 Jul 2016 Resigned)
Dermot Pius Farrell (3 Jan 2018 Appointed - 29 Dec 2020 Appointed, Archbishop of Dublin)
Niall Coll (28 Oct 2022 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
549	Erected		Diocese of Ossory (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 75,066 78,532 95.6% 132 45 177 424 52 417 41 ap1951

1970 63,167 65,005 97.2% 117 47 164 385 121 454 42 ap1971

1980 69,501 71,501 97.2% 113 37 150 463 87 327 42 ap1981

1990 73,315 75,448 97.2% 102 17 119 616 62 289 42 ap1991

1999 74,050 76,156 97.2% 94 26 120 617 85 259 42 ap2000

2000 74,050 76,200 97.2% 93 24 117 632 76 242 42 ap2001

2001 74,519 76,730 97.1% 94 23 117 636 77 245 42 ap2002

2002 73,319 75,924 96.6% 87 22 109 672 84 214 42 ap2003

2003 76,790 79,374 96.7% 85 21 106 724 83 229 42 ap2004

2004 78,273 80,611 97.1% 85 21 106 738 84 245 42 ap2005

2013 84,714 89,429 94.7% 72 15 87 973 49 186 42 ap2014

2016 84,729 89,589 94.6% 67 13 80 1,059 55 169 42 ap2017

2019 86,115 89,200 96.5% 62 12 74 1,163 48 129 42 ap2020

2021 82,052 87,909 93.3% 58 58 1,414 31 114 42 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	75,066	78,532	95.6%	132	45	177	424	52	417	41	ap1951
1970	63,167	65,005	97.2%	117	47	164	385	121	454	42	ap1971
1980	69,501	71,501	97.2%	113	37	150	463	87	327	42	ap1981
1990	73,315	75,448	97.2%	102	17	119	616	62	289	42	ap1991
1999	74,050	76,156	97.2%	94	26	120	617	85	259	42	ap2000
2000	74,050	76,200	97.2%	93	24	117	632	76	242	42	ap2001
2001	74,519	76,730	97.1%	94	23	117	636	77	245	42	ap2002
2002	73,319	75,924	96.6%	87	22	109	672	84	214	42	ap2003
2003	76,790	79,374	96.7%	85	21	106	724	83	229	42	ap2004
2004	78,273	80,611	97.1%	85	21	106	738	84	245	42	ap2005
2013	84,714	89,429	94.7%	72	15	87	973	49	186	42	ap2014
2016	84,729	89,589	94.6%	67	13	80	1,059	55	169	42	ap2017
2019	86,115	89,200	96.5%	62	12	74	1,163	48	129	42	ap2020
2021	82,052	87,909	93.3%	58		58	1,414	31	114	42	ap2022