Diocese of Kerry

DIOCESE OF KERRY (Dioecesis Kerriensis)

Country : Ireland
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 6th Century as Diocese of Ardfert
Additions : 1111 Diocese of Aghadoe
Renamed as Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe in the 12th century
Split in Anglican and Roman Diocese in 1583
Renamed as Diocese of Kerry 1952

Official blazon

Gules two keys in saltire surmounted by a crozier in pale all or.

Arms of Catholic Bishops of Ardfert and Aghadoe

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  Michael Fitzwalter (1588-1601)

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  Michael Egan (1601-?)

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  Richard O'Connell (1641--1653)

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  Aeneas O'Leyne (1700-1715)

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  Denis Moriarty (1720-1738)

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  Eugene O'Sullivan (1739-1743)

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  William O'Meara (1743-1753)

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  Nicholas Madgett (1753-1774)

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  Francis Moylan (1775-1786)

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  Gerard Teehan (1787-1797)

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  Charles Sughrue (1798-1824)

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  Cornelius Egan (1824-1856)

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  David Moriarty (1856-1877)

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  Daniel McCarthy (1878-1881)

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  Andrew Higgins (1881-1889)

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  John Coffey (1889-1904)

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  John Mangan (1904-1917)

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  Charles O'Sullivan (1917-1927)

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  Michael O'Brien (1927-1952)

Arms of Bishops of Kerry

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  Denis Moynihan (1952-1969)

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  Eamon Casey (1969-1976)

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  Kevin McNamara (1976-1984)

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  Diarmaid O’Súilleabháin (1985-1994)

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  William Murphy (1995-2013)

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  Raymond Anthony Browne (2013-present)

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