Diocese of Limerick (Catholic)

DIOCESE OF LIMERICK (Dioecesis Limericiensis)

Country : Ireland
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 7th century

Official blazon

Azure two keys in saltire below a mitre with infulae in chief , all between issunat ar dexter a crozier all or.

Origin/meaning

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Arms of Bishops

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  John Mothel (1426-1458)

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  Thomas Leger (1456)

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  William Russel (1459-1472)

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  Thomas Arthur (1472-1486)

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  Richard Stacpoole (1486)

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  John Dunow (1486-1489)

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  John O'Phelan (1489-1521)

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  John Quin (1524-1551)

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  William Casey (1551-1556)

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  Hugh Lacy (1556-1579)

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  Cornelius O'Boyle (1582-1597)

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  Richard Arthur (1623-1646)

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  Edmund O'Dwyer (1646-1654)

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  James Dowley (1677-1685)

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  John Molon (1689-1702)

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  Cornelius O’Keeffe (1720-1737)

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  Robert Lacy (1738-1759)

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  Daniel O'Kearney (1759-1778)

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  Denis Conway (1779-1796)

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  John Young (1796-1813)

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  Charles Tuohy (1814-1828)

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  John Ryan (1828-1864)

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  George Butler (1864-1886)

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  Edward Thomas O'Dwyer (1886-1917)

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  Denis Hallinan (1918-1923)

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  David Keane (1923-1945)

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  Patrick O'Neill (1945-1958)

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  Henry Murphy (1958-1973)

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  Jeremiah Newman (1974-1995)

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  Donal Brendan Murray (1996-2009)

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  Brendan Leahy (2013-present)

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