Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in eastern Ireland. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin. On 7 May 2013, Denis Nulty was appointed bishop of the diocese.
Geographic remit
The united diocese includes virtually all of County Carlow, most of County Kildare and parts of counties Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow. The largest towns in the diocese are Carlow, Edenderry, Kildare, Naas, Newbridge, Portarlington and Portlaoise.History
These two dioceses continued to be separate from their foundation until 1678, when, owing to the extreme tenuity of the episcopal revenues, the bishopric of Leighlin was given in commendam by the Holy See to the Bishop of Kildare. The Cathedral Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is located in the town of Carlow.Today, with the help of enthusiastic lay people, the diocese is actively engaged in nurturing the faith of local youth. A key example of this is its involvement in the John Paul II Awards. The award was launched by the Papal Nuncio to Ireland, Giuseppe Lazzarotto on 7 November 2006 in the Diocese of Derry, Northern Ireland. It is dedicated to Pope John Paul II due to the strong beliefs and confidence he had in the youth of the world today.
Deaneries and parishes
The united Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is divided into seven deaneries, each divided into a number of parishes or group parishes.| Diocese | Deanery | Parishes or Group Parishes |
| Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | Deanery of Borris | Borris Graignamanagh Leighlin Bagenalstown Myshall Paulstown St. Mullin's |
| Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | Deanery of Carlow | Arless Askea Bennekerry Carlow Cathedral Doonane Graiguecullen Tinryland |
| Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | Deanery of Kildare | Allen Balyna Carbury Curragh Camp Kildare Monasterevin Rathangan Suncroft |
| Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | Deanery of Naas | Caragh Clane Cooleragh & Staplestown Kilcock Kill Naas Newbridge Sallins Two Mile House |
| Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | Deanery of Portarlington | Clonaslee Clonbullogue Daingean Edenderry Emo Killeigh Mountmellick Portarlington Rhode Rosenallis |
| Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | Deanery of Portlaoise | Abbeyleix Ballinakill Ballyadams Ballyfin Mountrath Portlaoise Raheen Stradbally |
| Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | Deanery of Tullow | Ballon Baltinglass Clonegal Clonmore Rathvilly Hacketstown Tullow |