Suffragan diocese Kerry, Ireland
Diocese of Kerry
Kerrien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Kerry, originally the Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe and renamed in 1952, is a Latin Rite diocese covering County Kerry and part of County Cork, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Its cathedral is St Mary's Cathedral in Killarney, and it has been led by Bishop Raymond Browne since 2013.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1117
- Catholics
- 146,790
- Priests
- 54
- Territory
- 5,302 km²
Parishes and churches
53 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St JohnBallybunionView parish
- St John the BaptistCausewayView parish
- St John the BaptistTraleeMass times recorded
- St JosephMuckrossMass times recorded
- St KentigernDún ChaoinView parish
- St KillianKnocknagreeView parish
- St MaryBallyduffView parish
- St MaryBarraduffView parish
- St MaryCampView parish
- St MaryDingleMass times recorded
- St MaryKnockaclarigMass times recorded
- St MaryLispoleView parish
- St MaryTahillaView parish
- St MichaelAghadoeView parish
- St MichaelListryView parish
- St MichaelRossmacowenMass times recorded
- St Michael the ArchangelBallylongfordView parish
- St Michael the ArchangelBallinskelligsMass times recorded
- St PatrickKilflynnView parish
- St PatrickBallydalyView parish
- St PatrickLoharView parish
- St TeresaBallydonoghueMass times recorded
- St VincentAsdeeView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Raymond Browne
- Born
- 23 January 1957
- Birthplace
- Athlone
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney stands in Kerry, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
This see in the wire
Filed by the see itself
Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
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Diocese of Kerry hosts Season of Creation event
The Millstreet church community hosted a Season of Creation event for the Diocese of Kerry. The event featured 12 stops designed to showcase biodiversity work led by the parish biodiversity working group, the Parish Pastoral Council, and local volunteers. Participants visited various sites including a wildflower area, a sacred space, a swift project, and a cemetery. The program included music, a vegetable garden from Cloghoula School, and the planting of a crab apple tree. Barry Fraser, a potter, created the stations for the event. Bishop Ray attended the gathering, which also included Rachel Budd from the diocesan Justice, Peace and Care of Creation Committee and representatives from the St Johns Tralee and Spa parishes. Attendees received plants such as strawberry plants, onions, and carrots to use in their own parish gardens.
- Diocese of Kerry announces Season of Creation 2026
- Diocese of Kerry plans pilgrimage to Knock
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