Welcome to the website for the Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin (RC).
‘You are the light of the world’
Mt 5:14
Vision
Our diocesan website is intended to be a place of welcome and sharing.
We hope it will help inform you about the faith community here in Kildare & Leighlin – all the while encouraging greater participation and a sense of belonging.
Our site is also outward looking – open to church news and faith stories from around the world. We are part of the universal Church and a global society.
Hence the quote from Matthew’s Gospel – You are the light of the world – in the header of our site.
The passage goes on to say that
‘a city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden’.
The Church is always called to publicly witness to the faith, to go beyond the familiar.
We cannot hide from this challenge and yet we are not alone in this task. We can be enlightened by the online presence and initiatives of our fellow believers from near and far. We do our best to showcase great content from all over the world.
The other motto for our website is the quote from the book of Revelation in the footer -
‘Look, I have set before you an open door’.
We encourage everyone to contribute to the site by leaving comments on our various postings.
We also welcome any suggestiosn or questions you might have ….
Click on link for our Contact page
Together we can make it a better site
Our Diocese
Kildare & Leighlin is one of the 26 Irish dioceses. It has 56 parishes with 117 churches. The Catholic population is estimated at 225,000.
Kildare & Leighlin includes virtually all of Co. Carlow and parts of Counties Kildare, Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow. It is part of the Dublin province along with the dioceses of Ferns and Ossory.
