A list of Catholic churches in Ireland, notable current and former individual church buildings and congregations and administration of the Catholic Church in Ireland. These churches are listed buildings or have been recognised for their historical importance, or are church congregations notable for reasons unrelated to their buildings.
Sorted according to the counties of Ireland, with reference to the Catholic dioceses, which are in the ecclesiastical provinces of Armagh, Cashel, Dublin, and Tuam.
In the Diocese of Down and Connor:
In the Archdiocese of Armagh:
In the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin:
In the Diocese of Kilmore:
In the Diocese of Killaloe:
In the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora:
In the Diocese of Limerick:
In the Diocese of Cork and Ross:
In the Diocese of Cloyne:
In the Diocese of Derry:
In the Diocese of Raphoe:
In the Diocese of Clogher:
In the Diocese of Dromore:
In the Archdiocese of Dublin:
In the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora:
In the Archdiocese of Tuam:
In the Diocese of Clonfert:
In the Diocese of Kerry:
In the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin:
In the Archdiocese of Dublin:
In the Diocese of Ossory:
In the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin:
In the Diocese of Limerick:
In the Archdiocese of Armagh:
In the Archdiocese of Tuam:
In the Diocese of Killala:
In the Diocese of Meath:
In the Diocese of Achonry:
In the Diocese of Elphin:
In the Diocese of Elphin:
In the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly:
In the Diocese of Killaloe:
In the Diocese of Derry:
In the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore:
In the Diocese of Meath:
In the Archdiocese of Tuam:
In the Diocese of Ferns:
In the Archdiocese of Dublin:
The Synod of Ráth Breasail was a synod of the Catholic Church in Ireland that took place in Ireland in 1111. It marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan and parish-based church. Many present-day Irish dioceses trace their boundaries to decisions made at the synod.
The Archbishop of Tuam is an archbishop which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Catholic Church.
Franz Mayer of Munich is a German stained glass design and manufacturing company, based in Munich, Germany and a major exponent of the Munich style of stained glass, that has been active throughout most of the world for over 170 years. The firm was popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and was the principal provider of stained glass to the large Roman Catholic churches that were constructed throughout the world during that period. Franz Mayer of Munich were stained glass artists to the Holy See and consequently were popular with Roman Catholic clients. The family business is nowadays managed by the fifth generation and works in conjunction with renowned artists around the world.
The Dominican Order has been present in Ireland since 1224 when the first foundation was established in Dublin, a monastic settlement north of the River Liffey, where the Four Courts is located today. This was quickly followed by Drogheda, Kilkenny (1225), Waterford (1226), Limerick (1227) and Cork (city) (1229). The order was reestablished in the 19th century after having been driven out in the 17th century by laws against Catholic religious orders. During the Penal Laws, as other Irish Colleges were established on the continent, in 1633 the Irish Dominicans established, the College of Corpo Santo, Lisbon and College of the Holy Cross, Louvain (1624-1797) to train clergy for ministering in Ireland. San Clemente al Laterano in Rome, was entrusted to the Irish Dominicans in 1677. In 1855, St. Mary's Priory, Tallaght, was established to train members of the order, who would complete their clerical studies in Rome and be ordained in the Basilica San Clemente.
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The Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe was a former diocese of the Church of Ireland that was located in mid-western Ireland. The diocese was formed by a merger of neighbouring dioceses in 1976, before itself merging with the neighbouring Diocese of Tuam in 2022 to form the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe.
Brendan Kelly is an Irish former Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora between 2018 and 2022.
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James Joseph McCarthy was an Irish architect known for his design of ecclesiastical buildings. McCarthy was born in Dublin, Ireland on 6 January 1817. His parents were from County Kerry. He was educated by the Christian Brothers in Richmond St., and went on to study architecture at the Royal Dublin Society School. He was a follower of the style of the architect Pugin and Gothic Revival.
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