The diocese of Kildare & Leighlin has 103 priests.
There are 84 K&L priests on the ‘active’ list – i.e. with a diocesan appointment.
There are a further 21 K&L priests on the ‘retired’ list.
As you will see below, in addition to the 84 K&L priests, there are a further 13 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, Jimmy Doyle, Dan Dunne, John Dunphy, Noel Dunphy, Paul Fitzpatrick , John Fitzpatrick, Joseph Fleming, Michael Kelly, 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, PJ Madden, Laurence Malone, Michael Moloney, Joseph McDermott, John McDonald, Thomas McDonnell, PJ McEvoy, John McEvoy, Sean Maher, Liam Merrigan, Edward Moore, Liam Morgan, Denis Murphy, Rory Nolan (Carlow IT chaplain)
Paul O’Boyle, John O’Brien, Patrick J O’Byrne, Willie O Byrne Gerard O’Byrne, Thomas O’Byrne, James O Connell
John O Connell, Ruairi � Domhnaill Joe O’Neill, Thomas O Reilly, Thomas O’Shea, Philip O’Shea
Padraig Shelley, John Stapleton, Mark Townsend, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Walshe
K&L Clergy with non-Parish appointments or on leave
Paul McNamee (study leave)
c/o Bishop’s House, Carlow
Kilian Byrne (Marriage Tribunal)
c/o DRMT, Archbishop’s House, Drumcondra, D9.
Bill Kemmy (Chancellor)
Arles, Ballickmoyler, Carlow.
087 2308053 chancellor@kandle.ie
Liam Lawton (Music)
Crosneen, Graiguecullen, Carlow
059 9134548 liam.lawton@ireland.com
Micheal Murphy (College Rector)
Knockbeg College, Carlow
059 9142127 mfmurphy@eircom.net
Pierce Murphy (Deanery assistant)
Clonagoose, Borris, Co. Carlow.
059-9771031
Conn O Maoldhomhnaigh (study leave)
c/o Carlow College, College St., Carlow
antathconn@carlowcollege.ie
Monsignor Caoimhin O’ Neill (College President)
Carlow College, College St., Carlow
059 9153236 prescc@eircom.net
K&L Clergy – Retired
Patrick Breen, Peter Cribbin, Denis Doyle, Patrick Dunny, John Fingleton, Laurence Fleming, Denis Harrington, Edward Kelly, Moling Lennon, Alphonus Murphy, Michael Noonan, Sean O’ Laoghaire, Denis O’Sullivan, Patrick Ramsbottom, Colum Swan, John Walsh, Edward Whelan, Charles Byrne, Edward Flood, Patrick Kehoe
Contact details to be added
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)
Brian Reynolds OP (Newbridge Parish)
Tom Sinnott (Chaplain Midlands Prison)
PJ Somers (Army Chaplain, Curragh Camp)
Tadeusz Durrajczyk (Polish Chaplain)
Stephen Hutchinson OP (Newbridge Parish)
Gaspar Habara (Kildare Parish)
Peter Uzuchukwu (Portlaoise Parish / African Ministry)
Bogdan Wawrzaszek (Naas Parish / Polish Chaplain)
