Suffragan diocese Ossory, Ireland
Diocese of Ossory
Ossorien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Ossory is a Latin Church diocese covering most of County Kilkenny and parts of Counties Laois and Offaly in Ireland, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Dublin. Following the transfer of Bishop Niall Coll to Raphoe, Bishop Ger Nash of Ferns was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Ossory effective 25 January 2026.
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- Established
- 1111
- Catholics
- 84,244
- Priests
- 51
- Territory
- 1,971 km²
Parishes and churches
41 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St Mary of the AssumptionJohnswell · CathedralView parish
- AssumptionGowranView parish
- AssumptionCallanView parish
- AssumptionLoughboyView parish
- AssumptionRosberconView parish
- AssumptionSlieverueMass times recorded
- AssumptionStoneyfordView parish
- AssumptionThe RowerView parish
- AssumptionTullaroanView parish
- AssumptionTullogherView parish
- Holy TrinityDungarvanView parish
- Holy TrinityGraineView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionGalmoyView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionCarrigeenView parish
- Sacred HeartFerrybankView parish
- St BeaconMullinarrigleView parish
- St BrendanMuckaleeView parish
- St BrigidBallacollaView parish
- St BrigidKilmanaghView parish
- St CaniceKilkennyView parish
- St CaniceBennettsbridgeView parish
- St ColmanClontubridView parish
- St ColmanCastlewarrenView parish
- St ColmcilleInistiogeView parish
- St EdmundCastletownView parish
- St FergalCamrossView parish
- St JamesGathabawnView parish
- St John the EvangelistKilkennyMass times recorded
- St KieranJenkinstownView parish
- St KieranClareenView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Niall Coll
- Born
- 25 August 1963
- Birthplace
- Letterkenny
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The cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny stands in Ossory, 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.
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- Bishop Ger Nash says forgiveness is key to Synodal Pathway
- Bishop Gerard Nash to be installed Bishop of Ossory
- Bishop Ger Nash is installed as Bishop of Ossory
- Bishop Gerard Nash to be installed Bishop of Ossory
- Bishop Fintan Monahan comments on Bishop Nash's Ossory appointment
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