Diocese of Ross

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ross
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Split: 17 December 1850
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ireland

Past Ordinaries

• William Keane † (20 Dec 1850 Appointed - 15 May 1857 Appointed, Bishop of Cloyne)
• Michael O’Hea † (11 Dec 1857 Appointed - 18 Dec 1876 Died)
• William Fitzgerald † (7 Sep 1877 Appointed - 24 Nov 1896 Died)
• Denis Kelly † (29 Mar 1897 Appointed - 18 Apr 1924 Died)
• James J. Roche † (31 Mar 1926 Appointed - 26 Jun 1931 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Cloyne)
• Patrick Casey † (22 Jun 1935 Appointed - 15 Sep 1940 Died)
• Denis J. Moynihan † (5 Jul 1941 Appointed - 10 Feb 1952 Appointed, Bishop of Kerry)

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	23,598	25,011	94.4%	29	8	37	637		7	110	11	ap1951

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Patrick Casey † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1935 to 15 Sep 1940)
• John M. Collins, S.M.A. †
• William Fitzgerald † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1877 to 24 Nov 1896)
• William Keane † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1850 to 15 May 1857)
• Denis Kelly † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1897 to 18 Apr 1924)
• Cornelius Lucey † (Apostolic Administrator: 20 Feb 1954 to 19 Apr 1958)
• John Joseph MacCarthy, S.M.A. †
• Denis J. Moynihan † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1941 to 10 Feb 1952)
• Michael O’Hea † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1857 to 18 Dec 1876)
• James J. Roche † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1926 to 26 Jun 1931)