Diocese of Kilmore (Roman Catholic)
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Diocese of Kilmore Dioecesis Kilmorensis Deoise na Cille Móire |
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The Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Felim in Cavan, the episcopal seat of the bishops of Kilmore.
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Cavan, parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Armagh |
| Metropolitan | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 850 sq mi (2,200 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 77,052 69,460 (90.1%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1152 |
| Cathedral | St Patrick and St Felim's Cathedral, Cavan |
| Patron saint | St Patrick and St Felim |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Philip Leo O'Reilly |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Eamon Martin |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Kilmore within the Province of Armagh |
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| Website | |
| kilmorediocese.ie | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore (Irish: Deoise na Cille Móire; Latin: Dioecesis Kilmorensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese which is mainly in the Republic of Ireland although a few parishes are in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which are subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh. The present Bishop is the Most Reverend Philip Leo O'Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore, who was installed on 15 November 1998.
Kilmore diocese covers most of County Cavan and parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo. The main towns are Bailieborough, Ballyjamesduff, Cavan, Manorhamilton and Virginia.
The diocese of Kilmore was originally called Breifne (Latin: Tirbrunensis, Tybruinensis or Triburnia; Irish: Tír mBriúin, meaning "the land of the descendants of Brian", one of the Uí Briúin kings of Connacht). It was formally established as one of the dioceses approved by Cardinal Giovanni Paparoni at the synod of Kells in 1152. The boundaries of the diocese are approximately the same as those of the ancient Kingdom of Breifne; which today consists of almost all of County Cavan, roughly the northern half of County Leitrim, and parts of County Fermanagh, County Meath and County Sligo.
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