Killala (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Donat O’Beoda † (30 Apr 1198 Appointed - 1207 Died)
John O’Maolfoghmhair † ( 1234 Appointed - )
Donat O’Flaherty † (16 Apr 1281 Appointed - Mar 1306 Died)
John Tankard † (13 Jun 1306 Appointed - 1343 Died)
William O’Dowda † (26 Jun 1346 Appointed - 1350 Died)
Robert Elyot † (8 Jun 1351 Appointed - )
Thomas Lodowis, O.P. † (9 Aug 1381 Appointed - )
Thomas Orwell, O.F.M. † (31 Jan 1390 Appointed - )
Thomas Barrett † (14 Apr 1400 Appointed - )
Fergal FitzMartin, O.E.S.A. † (26 Sep 1425 Appointed - )
Bernard O’Connell † (30 Jan 1430 Appointed - )
Manus Fitzultagh O’Dowda † (Sep 1431 Appointed - 1436 Died)
Thady MacCreagh, O.P. † (3 Sep 1436 Appointed - 1442 Died)
James Blackedon, O.P. † (15 Oct 1442 Appointed - )
Robert Baret † (3 Jul 1447 Appointed - 1451 Died)
Roderick Barrett, O.E.S.A. † (3 Mar 1452 Appointed - May 1458 Died)
Richard Viel, O. Cart. † (17 Oct 1459 Appointed - 1460 Died)
Donat O’Connor, O.P. † (2 Dec 1461 Appointed - Oct 1467 Died)
Thomas Ingelby † (6 Feb 1471 Appointed - 8 Jul 1499 Died)
Sean O’Cassin de Tuderto, O.F.M. † (18 Jan 1487 Appointed - 1490 Resigned)
Thomas Clerke † (3 Jun 1500 Appointed - 1505 Resigned)
Malachy O’Clowan † (12 Feb 1505 Appointed - 1512 Died)
Richard Barrett † (7 Jan 1513 Appointed - 1544 Died)
Raymond O’Gallagher † (6 Nov 1545 Appointed - 22 Jun 1569 Appointed, Bishop of Derry)
Donat O’Gallagher, O.F.M. Obs. † (4 Sep 1570 Appointed - 23 Mar 1580 Appointed, Bishop of Down and Connor)
John O’Cahasy, O.F.M. Obs. † (11 Jul 1580 Appointed - Oct 1583 Died)
Miler Cawell, O.S.A. † (15 May 1591 Appointed - )
Andrew Lynch † (28 Nov 1629 Appointed - )
Francis Kirwan † (6 Feb 1645 Appointed - 26 Aug 1661 Died)
John Burke † (30 Jun 1671 Appointed - )
John Dooley † (22 Apr 1676 Appointed - 1678 Died)
Ambrose O’Madden † (30 Jun 1695 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Thaddeus Francis O’Rourke, O.F.M. Ref. † (15 Mar 1707 Appointed - 13 Mar 1735 Died)
Peter Archdeacon, O.F.M. † (30 Sep 1735 Confirmed - 10 Apr 1739 Died)
Bernard O’Rourke † (24 Apr 1739 Confirmed - 8 Jul 1743 Died)
John Brett, O.P. † (27 Jul 1743 Confirmed - 28 Aug 1748 Appointed, Bishop of Elphin)
Mark Skerret † (23 Jan 1749 Confirmed - 5 May 1749 Confirmed, Archbishop of Tuam)
Bonaventura MacDonnell, O.F.M. † (7 May 1749 Confirmed - 16 Sep 1760 Died)
Philip Phillips † (24 Nov 1760 Confirmed - 1 Jul 1776 Appointed, Bishop of Achonry)
Alexander Irwin † (1 Jul 1776 Appointed - 25 Sep 1779 Died)
Dominic Bellew † (18 Dec 1779 Appointed - 16 Jun 1813 Died)
Peter Waldron † (4 Oct 1814 Appointed - 20 May 1834 Died)
John MacHale † (27 May 1834 Succeeded - 8 Aug 1834 Appointed, Archbishop of Tuam)
Francis Joseph O’Finan, O.P. † (13 Feb 1835 Appointed - 27 Nov 1847 Died)
Thomas Feeny † (11 Jan 1848 Appointed - 9 Jun 1873 Died)
Hugh Conway † (9 Jun 1873 Succeeded - 23 Apr 1893 Died)
John Conmy † (23 Apr 1893 Succeeded - 26 Aug 1911 Died)
James Naughton † (27 Nov 1911 Appointed - 16 Feb 1950 Died)
Patrick O’Boyle † (12 Dec 1950 Appointed - 12 Oct 1970 Retired)
Thomas McDonnell † (12 Oct 1970 Appointed - 21 Jan 1987 Retired)
Thomas Anthony Finnegan † (3 May 1987 Appointed - 19 Feb 2002 Retired)
John Fleming (19 Feb 2002 Appointed - 10 Apr 2024 Retired)

Date	Event	From	To
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Killala (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 47,971 49,237 97.4% 61 61 786 124 22 ap1951

1970 42,420 43,331 97.9% 60 60 707 22 ap1971

1980 40,204 41,904 95.9% 53 53 758 4 117 22 ap1981

1990 38,286 39,101 97.9% 50 2 52 736 5 92 22 ap1991

1999 36,586 37,457 97.7% 53 4 57 641 1 11 75 22 ap2000

2000 36,975 37,833 97.7% 53 4 57 648 1 11 73 22 ap2001

2001 36,934 38,001 97.2% 53 4 57 647 1 12 71 22 ap2002

2002 38,115 39,254 97.1% 55 5 60 635 1 13 69 22 ap2003

2003 37,758 38,897 97.1% 54 5 59 639 1 13 65 22 ap2004

2004 37,951 39,562 95.9% 56 3 59 643 8 53 22 ap2005

2006 38,633 40,471 95.5% 50 2 52 742 7 51 22 ap2007

2013 37,761 40,916 92.3% 47 1 48 786 1 36 22 ap2014

2016 38,276 39,822 96.1% 40 1 41 933 4 35 22 ap2017

2019 38,069 41,481 91.8% 40 2 42 906 5 34 22 ap2020

2021 36,012 40,365 89.2% 38 3 41 878 6 34 22 ap2022

2023 34,524 41,545 83.1% 35 5 40 863 7 33 22 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	47,971	49,237	97.4%	61		61	786			124	22	ap1951
1970	42,420	43,331	97.9%	60		60	707				22	ap1971
1980	40,204	41,904	95.9%	53		53	758		4	117	22	ap1981
1990	38,286	39,101	97.9%	50	2	52	736		5	92	22	ap1991
1999	36,586	37,457	97.7%	53	4	57	641	1	11	75	22	ap2000
2000	36,975	37,833	97.7%	53	4	57	648	1	11	73	22	ap2001
2001	36,934	38,001	97.2%	53	4	57	647	1	12	71	22	ap2002
2002	38,115	39,254	97.1%	55	5	60	635	1	13	69	22	ap2003
2003	37,758	38,897	97.1%	54	5	59	639	1	13	65	22	ap2004
2004	37,951	39,562	95.9%	56	3	59	643		8	53	22	ap2005
2006	38,633	40,471	95.5%	50	2	52	742		7	51	22	ap2007
2013	37,761	40,916	92.3%	47	1	48	786		1	36	22	ap2014
2016	38,276	39,822	96.1%	40	1	41	933		4	35	22	ap2017
2019	38,069	41,481	91.8%	40	2	42	906		5	34	22	ap2020
2021	36,012	40,365	89.2%	38	3	41	878		6	34	22	ap2022
2023	34,524	41,545	83.1%	35	5	40	863		7	33	22	ap2024