Bishop of Kildare

Bishop of Kildare

The Bishop of Kildare was the head of the diocese of Kildare, a historical Roman Catholic diocese that existed from the legendary time of Conláed ua hEimri (Saint Conleth) until it was merged with the diocese of Leighlin in 1694.

After the episcopate of Walter Wellesley (1529 1539), there was a parallel set of bishop in the Church of Ireland later merged with that Church's diocese of Meath. For those bishops, see Bishop of Meath and Kildare.

List of bishops of Kildare

Kildare was famous in the early period principally for its abbey and nunnery, founded by Brigid of Kildare. For a list of abbesses and abbots, see List of abbots and abbesses of Kildare.

Pre-Reformation bishops

Post-Reformation Catholic bishops

From here Church of Ireland provided different bishops from the the Roman Catholic Church; for the Anglican bishops, see Bishop of Meath and Kildare.

Bishops of Kildare and Leighlin

From 1694 the diocese of Kildare was merged with the diocese of Leighlin.

References

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