Diocese of Kerry

The Diocese of Kerry is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in south-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic [Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly|Cashel and Emly].
The cathedral church of the diocese is St Mary's Cathedral in Killarney, County Kerry.
The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Raymond Browne.

History

The diocese was established in the sixth century as the Diocese of [Ardfert and Aghadoe].
Its name was changed to the Diocese of Kerry on 20 December 1952.

There are 53 parishes in the diocese, which are divided between two civil counties: 44 in County Kerry and nine in County Cork.
The parishes are grouped into 12 pastoral areas, formerly known as deaneries.
As of April 2018, there were 54 priests in the diocese, six of whom were under the age of 50.
Aside from the cathedral town of Killarney, the main towns in the diocese are Castleisland, Kenmare, Listowel, Millstreet, and Tralee.

Pastoral Area	Parishes
Beara	Adrigole Allihies Castletownbere Eyeries
Castleisland	Ballymacelligott Brosna Castleisland Killeentierna Knocknagoshel
Corca Dhuibhne	Annascaul Baile an Fheirtéaraigh Castlegregory Dingle
Duhallow Sliabh Luachra	Ballydesmond Boherbue Dromtarriffe Millstreet Rathmore
Iveragh	Ballinskelligs and Prior Cahersiveen Caherdaniel Valentia Dromod and Waterville
Kenmare	Glengarriff Kenmare Kilgarvan Sneem Tuosist
Killarney	Firies Fossa Glenflesk Kilcummin Killarney
Killorglin	Beaufort Castlemaine Glenbeigh Killorglin Milltown
Listowel	Duagh Listowel Lixnaw Moyvane
Naomh Bhréanainn	Abbeydorney Ardfert Ballyheigue Causeway and Ballyduff
North Kerry	Ballybunion Ballydonoghue Ballylongford Tarbert
Tralee	Spa Our Lady and St Brendan's St John's

The following is a list of bishops since the name of the diocese was changed in 1952: