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Diocese of Ossory
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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.
- Apostolic Administrator
- Niall Coll
- Latin name
- Ossorien(sis)
- Established
- 1111
- Cathedral
- St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
- Patron
- Saint Kieran (Ciaran of Saigir)
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Dublin (Archdiocese of Dublin)
- Catholics
- 84,244
- Chancery
- Diocesan Office, James's Street, Kilkenny r96 nh60, Ireland
- Telephone
- Tel. [056]7762.448
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin 30 km
- Diocese of Cashel and Emly 38 km
- Diocese of Waterford and Lismore 46 km
- Diocese of Ferns 64 km
- Diocese of Limerick 92 km
- Diocese of Meath 97 km
Parishes near the see
- St Canice · Kilkenny <1 km
- St John the Evangelist · Kilkenny <1 km
- St Patrick · Kilkenny <1 km
- St Patrick · Clodagh <1 km
- Assumption · Loughboy 2 km
- St Kieran · Jenkinstown 7 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002485 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08