2011
At the begining of 2011, the diocese of Kildare & Leighlin has 102 priests – including those with appointments, on leave or retired.
- 81 K&L priests are on the ‘active’ list – i.e. with a diocesan appointment /on leave
- 74 K&L Priests are attached to parishes
- 11 K&L Priests are in other appointments or on leave.
- 20 K&L priests are on the ‘retired’ list.
As you will see below, in addition to the 82 K&L priests on the ‘active list’, there are a further 14 priests, belonging to a variety of religious orders or societies, who have diocesan appointments.
Contact List
Click the links below to access contact information on each Priest in the diocese. The first series of links opens the appropriate parish page for each priest.
* Kildare & Leighlin Map (PDF)
K&L Clergy with Parish appointments
Ger Ahern, Edward Aughney, Ger Breen, John Brickley, Joe Brophy, Willie Byrne, Patrick Byrne, Gerald Byrne, Patrick J Byrne, John Byrne, Brendan Byrne, Adrian Carbery Sean Conlon, Thomas Coonan, Gregory Corcoran, John Cummins,
Patrick Daly,Paul Dempsey, Thomas Dillon, Tom Dooley, Dan Dunne, John Dunphy, Noel Dunphy , John Fitzpatrick, Joseph Fleming, Declan Foley
James Gahan, Patrick Gaynor, Brian Kavanagh, Patrick Hennessy, Brendan Howard, Pat Hughes, Edward Kavanagh, Matthew Kelly Sean Kelly, James Kelly, Thomas Lalor, Barry Larkin, Andy Leahy, Thomas Little,
Francis McNamara, Joseph McDermott, John McDonald, Thomas McDonnell, PJ McEvoy, John McEvoy,
PJ Madden, Liam Merrigan, Michael Moloney, Edward Moore, Liam Morgan, Denis Murphy, Rory Nolan
Paul O’Boyle, John O’Brien, Patrick J O’Byrne, Willie O Byrne Gerard O’Byrne, Thomas O’Byrne, James O Connell, Ruairi O Domhnaill, Thomas O Reilly, Philip O’Shea, Thomas O’Shea
John Stapleton, Mark Townsend, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Walshe
K&L Clergy with non-Parish appointments or on leave
Kilian Byrne (Dublin Regional Marriage Tribunal)
c/o DRMT, Archbishop’s House, Drumcondra, D9.
Bill Kemmy (Diocesan Chancellor)
Arles, Ballickmoyler, Carlow.
087 2308053 chancellor@kandle.ie
Liam Lawton (Music)
Crosneen, Graiguecullen, Carlow
059 9134548 liam.lawton@ireland.com
Sean Maher (Chaplain, Irish College Paris)
c/o Bishop’s House, Carlow
Paul McNamee (Sabbatical)
c/o Bishop’s House, Carlow
Micheal Murphy (Sabbatical)
c/o Bishop’s House, Carlow
Joe O’Neill (Sabbatical)
c/o Bishop’s House, Carlow
Padraig Shelley (Sabbatical)
c/o Bishop’s House, Carlow
Pierce Murphy (Deanery assistant)
Clonagoose, Borris, Co. Carlow.
059-9771031
Conn O Maoldhomhnaigh
Carlow College, College St., Carlow
antathconn@carlowcollege.ie
Caoimhin O’ Neill (College President)
Carlow College, College St., Carlow
059 9153236 prescc@eircom.net
K&L Clergy – Retired
Patrick Breen, Charles Byrne, Peter Cribbin, Denis Doyle, Jimmy Doyle, Patrick Dunny, John Fingleton, Denis Harrington, Patrick Kehoe, Edward Kelly, Moling Lennon, Laurence Malone, Alphonus Murphy, Michael Noonan, John O’ Connell, Sean O’ Laoghaire, Denis O’ Sullivan, Patrick Ramsbottom, Colum Swan, John Walsh, Edward Whelan.
Non-K&L Clergy with diocesan appointments
Thomas Bambrick SM (Bagenalstown Parish)
Michael Kelly (Rathvilly Parish)
Eugene Drumm Cssp, (Chaplain Portlaoise Prison)
James McCormack (Hacketstown Parish)
Patrick O Brien (Prosperous Parish)
Jimmy O’Reilly SPS (Portlaoise Parish)
Stephen Hutchinson OP (Newbridge Parish)
Tom Sinnott (Chaplain Midlands Prison)
Martin Smith (Chaplain IT Carlow)
PJ Somers (Army Chaplain, Curragh Camp)
Tadeusz Durrajczyk (Polish Chaplain)
Stephen Hutchinson OP (Newbridge Parish)
Gaspar Habara (Kildare Parish)
Bogdan Wawrzaszek (Naas Parish)
Declan Thompson (Naas Parish)
