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Anglican diocese of the Church of Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe (formally: 'The United Dioceses of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly') was a former diocese of the Church of Ireland that was located in mid-western Ireland. The diocese was formed by a merger of neighbouring dioceses in 1976, before itself merging with the neighbouring Diocese of Tuam in 2022 to form the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe.
United Dioceses of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dublin and Cashel |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, Killaloe Cathedral, Clonfert Cathedral |
| Website | |
| limerick.anglican.org | |
The diocese was in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and was one of the twelve Church of Ireland dioceses that cover the whole of Ireland. The diocese covered all of counties Limerick, Kerry and Clare, plus parts of counties Galway, Cork and Tipperary.
After the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church broke communion, by decree of the Irish Parliament, the Church of Ireland became the independent State Church of the Kingdom of Ireland. It assumed possession of most Church property (and so retained a great repository of religious architecture and other items, though some were later destroyed). The substantial majority of the population remained faithful to Roman Catholicism, despite the political and economic advantages of membership in the state church. The English-speaking minority mostly adhered to the Church of Ireland or to Presbyterianism. Since the formation of the Church of Ireland, it has experienced a continual process of merger of dioceses (see below), in view of declining membership. For this reason, the diocese had three cathedrals.
Prior to its own merger, the diocese was itself the result of a number of mergers of sees beginning in the seventeenth century:[1]
| Ancient dioceses | Unions before 1976 | 1976 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Ardfert & Aghadoe | 1661: Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe | Diocese of Limerick & Killaloe | |
| Diocese of Limerick | |||
| Diocese of Clonfert | 1602: Diocese of Clonfert & Kilmacduagh | 1834: Diocese of Killaloe & Clonfert | |
| Diocese of Kilmacduagh | |||
| Diocese of Kilfenora | 1752: Diocese of Killaloe & Kilfenora | ||
| Diocese of Killaloe | |||
| Diocese of Emly | United to Cashel from 1569-1976 | ||
Five others are in ruins or no longer exist:
The diocese was divided into a number of parish groups.[5]
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