List of parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin

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The Archdiocese of Dublin is a Roman Catholic archdiocese located in eastern Ireland, with a geographical remit comprising the city and traditional county of Dublin, most of County Wicklow and parts of counties Carlow, Kildare, Laois and Wexford.

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Structure

In 1975, the archdiocese comprised 163 parishes, but as of 2009, the number of parishes had risen to 200. One of these parishes is non-territorial, providing services to the Traveller community. The other 199 parishes had been grouped into sixteen deaneries since 2004, with pastoral responsibility for each of these deaneries resting with a number of auxiliary bishops or episcopal vicars. Each individual deanery is led by a vicar forane, whose responsibility it is to ease the administrative burden on the Archbishop. [1]

Following the establishment of the Building Hope task force by Archbishop Dermot Farrell in April 2021, the parishes were restructured into 53 parish partnerships within fifteen deaneries, which were shared with parishes in the first week of Advent 2022. [2] [3]

Episcopal VicarDeaneryParish PartnershipsParishes
Canon Liam RigneyBlessington412
South Dublin211
Tallaght311
Fr. Richard SheehyBlanchardstown39
Fingal North311
Maynooth418
Fr. Paul ThorntonFingal South East516
Fingal South West413
Howth314
Fr. Donal RocheBray517
Donnybrook519
Wicklow310
Fr. Enda CunninghamCullenswood312
North City Centre310
South City Centre311
Total Count
(incl. Travelling People)
1553194

Deaneries

Under the pastoral responsibility of Canon Liam Rigney

Blessington

The Blessington deanery is located in the civil county of South Dublin and the traditional counties of Carlow, Kildare, Laois and Wicklow.

The vicar forane is Fr. John Gilligan.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Athy St Michael's, Athy
St Mary's, Barrowhouse (chapel of ease)
1670 Athy
Castledermot Church of the Assumption, Castledermot
St Laurence O'Toole, Levitstown (chapel of ease)
Castledermot
Moone Blessed Trinity, Moone1974Constituted from Castledermot
Moone
Narraghmore Ss Mary and Laurence, Crookstown
St Joseph's, Ballymount (chapel of ease)
St Ita's, Kilmead (chapel of ease)
Parish dates from at least 1650
Narraghmore
2 Blessington Church of Our Lady, Blessington
Our Lady of Mercy Crosschapel, Blessington
St Brigid's, Manor Kilbride
Blessington
Eadestown Immaculate Conception, Eadestown
St Laurence O'Toole, Kilteel (chapel of ease)
1884Constituted from Blessington
Eadestown
Valleymount St Joseph's, Valleymount
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Lacken (chapel of ease)
1803 Valleymount
3 Ballymore Eustace Immaculate Conception, Ballymore Eustace
St Kevin's, Hollywood (chapel of ease)
Constituted prior to 1779
Ballymore Eustace
Dunlavin St Nicholas of Myra, Dunlavin
Holy Trinity, Donard (chapel of ease)
Our Lady of Dolours and St Patrick, Davidstown (chapel of ease)
Dunlavin
Kilcullen Sacred Heart and St Brigid, Kilcullen
St Joseph's, Gormanstown (chapel of ease)
1869Constituted from New Abbey
Kilcullen
4 Newcastle St Finian's, Newcastle Lyons1974Constituted from Saggart
Newcastle
Saggart Nativity of Our Lady, Saggart
Holy Family, Rathcoole (chapel of ease)
1850 Saggart

South Dublin

The South Dublin deanery is located entirely within the eponymous civil county.

The vicar forane is Fr. Philip Bradley.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Ballyboden Our Lady of Good Counsel, Ballyboden1973Constituted from Ballyroan, Bohernabreena-Firhouse and Rathfarnham
Ballyboden
Ballyroan Holy Spirit, Ballyroan1968Constituted from Rathfarnham
Ballyroan
Churchtown Good Shepherd, Churchtown1965Constituted from Rathfarnham
Churchtown
Knocklyon St Colmcille's, Knocklyon1974 Knocklyon
Marley Grange Divine Word, Marley Grange1981Constituted from Churchtown
Marley Grange
Rathfarnham Church of the Annunciation, RathfarnhamConstituted pre-Reformation
Rathfarnham
2 Greenhills Holy Spirit, Greenhills1971 Greenhills
Kimmage ManorHoly Spirit, Kimmage Manor1990Constituted from Crumlin and Greenhills
Kimmage Manor
Templeogue St Pius X, Templeogue1964Constituted from Terenure
Templeogue
Terenure St Joseph's, Terenure1894Constituted from Rathfarnham
Terenure
Willington St Jude the Apostle, Willington1975Constituted from Templeogue
Willington

Tallaght

The Tallaght deanery is located entirely within the civil county of South Dublin.

The vicar forane is Fr. William O’Shaughnessy.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1Brookfield St Aidan's, Brookfield1983Constituted from Springfield
Brookfield
Jobstown St Thomas the Apostle, Jobstown1983Constituted from Springfield
Jobstown
Killinarden Sacred Heart, Killinarden1977Constituted from Springfield
Killinarden
Springfield St Mark's, Springfield
Church of the Incarnation, Fettercairn (chapel of ease)
1972Constituted from Tallaght-Bohernabreena
Springfield
2 Kilnamanagh-Castleview St Kilian's, Kingswood
St Kevin's, Kilnamanagh
2008Constituted from Kilnamanagh and Castleview
Kilnamanagh-Castleview
Tallaght (St Aengus) St Aengus, Tallaght1985Constituted from Tallaght (St Mary's)
Tallaght (St Aengus)
Tallaght (St Dominic's) St Dominic's, Tallaght1985Constituted from Tallaght (St Mary's)
Tallaght (St Dominic's)
Tallaght (St Mary's) St Mary's, Tallaght1972 Tallaght (St Mary's)
3 Bohernabreena St Anne's, Bohernabreena
Holy Rosary, Oldcourt (chapel of ease)
1868
2009
Bohernabreena
Firhouse Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Firhouse1975 Firhouse
Tallaght (St Martin de Porres) St Martin de Porres, Old Bawn 1985 Tallaght (St Martin's)

Under the pastoral responsibility of Fr. Richard Sheehy

Blanchardstown

The Blanchardstown deanery is located entirely within the civil county of Fingal.

The vicar forane is Fr. Damian McNeice.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1Mountview [lower-alpha 1] St Philip the Apostle, Mountview2018Constituted from Mountview and Blakestown [4]
Mountview
Hartstown St Ciarán's, Hartstown1979Constituted from Blanchardstown
Hartstown
Huntstown Sacred Heart of Jesus, Huntstown
Mary, Mother of Hope, Littlepace (chapel of ease)
1981
2002
Constituted from Blakestown
Huntstown
2 Blanchardstown St Brigid's, Blanchardstown1837 Mother church of the deanery [5]
Blanchardstown
Corduff St Patrick's, Corduff1976Constituted from Blanchardstown
Corduff
Mulhuddart St Luke the Evangelist, Mulhuddart1993Constituted from Blanchardstown
Mulhuddart
3 Castleknock Our Lady, Mother of the Church, Castleknock1976Constituted from Blanchardstown
Castleknock
Laurel Lodge St Thomas the Apostle, Laurel Lodge1982Constituted from Castleknock
Laurel Lodge
Porterstown-Clonsilla St Mochta's, Porterstown1986Constituted from Castleknock
Porterstown-Clonsilla

Fingal North

The Fingal North deanery is located entirely within the civil county of Fingal.

The vicar forane is Canon John McNamara.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Brackenstown St Cronan's, Brackenstown1974Constituted from Swords
Brackenstown
Donabate St Patrick's, Donabate
The Immaculate Conception, Balheary (chapel of ease)
St. Ita's Hospital Chapel, Portrane (chapel of ease)
Constituted from Donabate, Balheary and Portrane
Donabate
River Valley St Finian's, River Valley1982Constituted from Swords
River Valley
Swords St Colmcille's, Swords
Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Dublin Airport (chapel of ease)
Church of the Visitation, Drynam (chapel of ease)
1608 Swords
2 Lusk St MacCullin's, Lusk1669 Lusk
Rush St Maur's, Rush1730Constituted from Lusk
Rush
Skerries St Patrick's, Skerries1730Constituted from Lusk
Skerries
3 Balbriggan Ss Peter and Paul, Balbriggan
Church of the Assumption, Balscadden
1842
1819
Balbriggan
Garristown Church of the Assumption, Garristown
St Joseph's, Ballymadun (chapel of ease)
Garristown
Naul St Canice's, Damastown
Nativity of Our Lady, Naul (chapel of ease)
Assumption of Our Lady, Ballyboughal (chapel of ease)
1630 Naul
Rolestown St Brigid's, Rolestown1974Constituted from Garristown
Rolestown

Maynooth

The Maynooth deanery is located in the civil county of South Dublin and the traditional county of Kildare.

The vicar forane is Fr. Kieran Coghlan.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Celbridge St Patrick’s, Celbridge
St Brigid’s, Straffan (chapel of ease)
1859Constituted from Maynooth
Celbridge
Confey St Charles Borromeo, Confey1984Constituted from Leixlip
Confey
Leixlip Our Lady's Nativity, Leixlip1833Constituted from Maynooth
Leixlip
Maynooth St Mary's, Maynooth
Lady Chapel, Donaghstown (chapel of ease)
1615 Maynooth
2Esker/Doddsboro/Adamstown St Patrick’s, Esker1978Constituted from Lucan
Esker/Doddsboro/Adamstown
Lucan St Mary's, Lucan1953Constituted from Clondalkin
Lucan
Lucan South Divine Mercy, Lucan South1996Constituted from Lucan
Lucan South
3BawnogueChurch of the Transfiguration, Bawnogue1977Constituted from Clondalkin
Bawnogue
Clondalkin Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Killian, Clondalkin
Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles, Clonburris (chapel of ease)
Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, Knockmitten (chapel of ease)
1615 Clondalkin
Deansrath St Ronan's, Deansrath1985Constituted from Bawnogue
Deansrath
Sruleen Sacred Heart, Sruleen1990Constituted from Clondalkin
Sruleen
4 Ballyfermot (Assumption) Our Lady of the Assumption, Ballyfermot1953Constituted from Inchicore
Ballyfermot (Assumption)
Ballyfermot (St Matthew's) St Matthew's, Ballyfermot1972Constituted from Ballyfermot (Assumption)
Ballyfermot (St Matthew's)
Chapelizod Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chapelizod1955Constituted from Chapelizod and Clondalkin
Chapelizod
Cherry Orchard Most Holy Sacrament, Cherry Orchard1993Constituted from Ballyfermot (Assumption)
Cherry Orchard
Neilstown St Peter the Apostle, Neilstown1979Constituted from Clondalkin
Neilstown
Palmerstown St Philomena's, Palmerstown1972Constituted from Chapelizod
Palmerstown
Rowlagh Immaculate Heart of Mary, Rowlagh1979Constituted from Clondalkin
Rowlagh

Under the pastoral responsibility of Fr. Paul Thornton

Fingal South East

The Fingal South East deanery is located within the city of Dublin and the civil county of Fingal.

The vicar forane is Fr. Michael O'Grady.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Clontarf (St Anthony's) St Anthony's, Clontarf 1966Constituted from Clontarf (St John's)
Clontarf (St Anthony's)
Clontarf (St John's) St John the Baptist, Clontarf1942 Clontarf (St John's)
Dollymount St Gabriel's, Dollymount1966Constituted from Clontarf (St John's)
Dollymount
Killester St Brigid's, Killester1966Constituted from Killester-Raheny
Killester
2 Donnycarney Our Lady of Consolation, Donnycarney1952Constituted from Marino
Donnycarney
Fairview Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fairview1855 Fairview
Marino St Vincent de Paul, Marino1942Constituted from Fairview
Marino
3 Beaumont Nativity of Our Lord, Beaumont1977Constituted from Donnycarney
Beaumont
Kilmore West St Luke the Evangelist, Kilmore West1972Constituted from Ardlea
Kilmore West
Larkhill, Whitehall and Santry Church of the Holy Child, Whitehall
Chapel of Blessed Margaret Ball, Santry (chapel of ease)
1944Constituted from Glasnevin
Larkhill, Whitehall and Santry
4Ardlea St John Vianney, Ardlea1965Constituted from Coolock-Artane
Ardlea
Artane Our Lady of Mercy, Artane1968Constituted from Coolock
Artane
Coolock St Brendan's, Coolock1969 Coolock
5Bonnybrook St Joseph the Artisan, Bonnybrook1970Constituted from Ardlea Road
Bonnybrook
Darndale Our Lady Immaculate, Darndale1972Constituted from Coolock
Darndale
Priorswood St Francis of Assisi, Priorswood1974Constituted from Bonnybrook
Priorswood

Fingal South West

The Fingal South West deanery is located within the city of Dublin and the civil county of Fingal.

The vicar forane is Fr. Frank Reburn.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Ballymun St Joseph's, Balcurris
Virgin Mary, Ballymun
Holy Spirit, Silloge
2018Constituted from Balcurris, Ballymun and Silloge
Ballymun
2 Ballygall Our Mother of Divine Grace, Ballygall1964Constituted from Glasnevin
Ballygall
Ballymun Road Our Lady of Victories, Glasnevin1969Constituted from Larkhill
Ballymun Road
Drumcondra Corpus Christi, Drumcondra1953Constituted from Glasnevin
Drumcondra
Glasnevin Our Lady of Dolours, Glasnevin1912Constituted from Fairview
Glasnevin
Iona Road St Columba's, Glasnevin
St Alphonsus Monastery, Glasnevin (chapel of ease)
Glasnevin Cemetery Chapel (chapel of ease)
1902Constituted from Berkeley Road
Iona Road
3 Cabra Christ the King, Cabra1941Constituted from Arran Quay
Cabra
Cabra West Most Precious Blood, Cabra1946Constituted from Cabra and Aughrim Street
Cabra West
Navan Road Our Lady Help of Christians, Cabra1953Constituted from Chapelizod
Navan Road
Phibsborough St Peter's, Phibsborough1974 Phibsborough
4 Finglas St Canice's, Finglas
St Margaret's, St Margaret's (chapel of ease)
1920 Finglas
Finglas WestChurch of the Annunciation, Finglas1962Constituted from Finglas
Finglas West
Rivermount St Oliver Plunkett's, Rivermount
St Finian's Oratory, Rivermount (chapel of ease)
1974 Rivermount

Howth

The Howth deanery is located within the city of Dublin and the civil county of Fingal.

The vicar forane is Fr. Martin Noone.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Ayrfield St Paul's, Ayrfield1974Constituted from Raheny
Ayrfield
Donaghmede Holy Trinity, Donaghmede1974Constituted from Grange Park
Donaghmede
Edenmore St Monica's, Edenmore1966Constituted from Coolock and Raheny
Edenmore
Grange Park St Benedict's, Grange Park1971Constituted from Raheny
Grange Park
Raheny Our Lady Mother of Divine Grace, Raheny1966Constituted from Killester-Raheny
Raheny
2 Baldoyle Ss Peter and Paul, Baldoyle
St Laurence O'Toole, Baldoyle (chapel of ease)
1907Constituted from Howth, Sutton and Baldoyle
Baldoyle
Bayside Church of the Resurrection, Bayside1971Constituted from Baldoyle
Bayside
Howth Church of the Assumption, Howth7th century Howth
Kilbarrack-Foxfield St John the Evangelist, Kilbarrack1971Constituted from Bayside
Kilbarrack-Foxfield
Sutton St Fintan's, Sutton1969Constituted from Howth
Sutton
3 Kinsealy St Nicholas of Myra, Kinsealy1972Constituted from Baldoyle
Kinsealy
Malahide St Sylvester's, Malahide1941Constituted from Swords
Malahide
Portmarnock St Anne's, Portmarnock1972Constituted from Baldoyle
Portmarnock
Yellow Walls Sacred Heart, Seabury1996Constituted from Malahide
Yellow Walls

Under the pastoral responsibility of Fr. Donal Roche

Bray

The Bray deanery is located within the civil county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and the traditional county of Wicklow.

The vicar forane is Fr. Aquinas Duffy.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Sandyford St Mary's, Sandyford
Our Lady of the Wayside, Kilternan (chapel of ease)
St Patrick's, Glencullen (chapel of ease)
1829Constituted from Cabinteely
Sandyford
2 Bray (Holy Redeemer) Most Holy Redeemer, Bray18th century Holy Redeemer Church, Bray [6]
Bray (Our Lady Queen of Peace) Our Lady Queen of Peace, Bray1954Queen of Peace church, at the corner of Putland Road and Vevay Road, was built in 1946 on land donated by the Presentation Brothers of nearby Presentation College, Bray. [7] [8] Originally part of Bray (Holy Redeemer) parish, it was constituted as its own parish in 1954. [9]
Bray (St Fergal's) St Fergal's, Ballywaltrim1976Constituted from Bray (Our Lady Queen of Peace)
Bray (St Fergal's)
Bray (St Peter's) St Peter's, Little Bray1975 Bray (St Peter's)
Enniskerry St Mary's, Enniskerry
St Mochonog's, Kilmacanogue (chapel of ease)
1985Constituted from Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue
Enniskerry
3 Ballybrack-Killiney Ss Alphonsus and Columba, Ballybrack
St Stephen's, Killiney (chapel of ease)
Church of the Apostles, Ballybrack (chapel of ease)
1863Constituted from Dalkey
Ballybrack
Cabinteely [lower-alpha 2] St Brigid's, Cabinteely
St Brigid's Mass Centre, Cabinteely (chapel of ease)
1971Constituted from Cabinteely-Foxrock
Cabinteely
Johnstown-Killiney Our Lady of Good Counsel, Johnstown1974Constituted from Cabinteely
Johnstown-Killiney
Loughlinstown St Columbanus, Loughlinstown1982Constituted from Ballybrack-Killiney
Loughlinstown
Sallynoggin Our Lady of Victories, Sallynoggin1966Constituted from Glasthule
Sallynoggin
Shankill St Anne's, Shankill1971Constituted from Ballybrack-Killiney
Shankill
4 Dalkey Church of the Assumption, Dalkey1927Constituted from Glasthule
Dalkey
Dún Laoghaire St Michael's, Dún Laoghaire1829Constituted from Loughlinstown
Dún Laoghaire
Glasthule St Joseph's, Glasthule1927Constituted from Dalkey
Glasthule
5 Greystones Holy Rosary, Greystones
St Kilian's, Blacklion (chapel of ease)
Constituted from Bray
Greystones
Kilquade St Joseph's, Newtownmountkennedy
St Patrick's, Kilquade
St Anthony of Padua, Kilcoole (chapel of ease)
Holy Spirit Oratory, Newcastle (chapel of ease)
1400Constituted from Newcastle
Kilquade

Donnybrook

The Donnybrook deanery is located within the city of Dublin and the civil county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

The vicar forane is Fr. Fergus O’Connor.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Balally Ascension of Our Lord, Balally1977Constituted from Sandyford
Balally
Ballinteer St John the Evangelist, Ballinteer1974Constituted from Dundrum
Ballinteer
Dundrum Holy Cross, Dundrum1878Constituted from Booterstown
Dundrum
Meadowbrook St Attracta's Oratory, Ballinteer1983Constituted from Ballinteer
Meadowbrook
2Haddington Road St Mary's, Haddington Road1876Constituted from Donnybrook, Irishtown, Ringsend and Sandymount
Haddington Road
Ringsend St Patrick's, Ringsend1905Constituted from Irishtown, Ringsend and Sandymount
Ringsend
Sandymount Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Sandymount1851 Sandymount
3 Booterstown Church of the Assumption, BooterstownConstituted prior to 1616
Booterstown
Donnybrook Sacred Heart, Donnybrook1876Constituted from Donnybrook, Irishtown, Ringsend and Sandymount
Donnybrook
Merrion Road Our Lady Queen of Peace, Merrion 1964Constituted from Booterstown
Merrion Road
Milltown Assumption and Ss Columbanus and Gall, Milltown1974Constituted from Rathgar
Milltown
4 Clonskeagh Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal, Clonskeagh1965Constituted from Donnybrook
Clonskeagh
Kilmacud St Laurence O'Toole, Kilmacud1964Constituted from Kilmacud and Mount Merrion
Kilmacud
Mount Merrion St Thérèse, Mount Merrion1964Constituted from Kilmacud and Mount Merrion
Mount Merrion
5 Blackrock St John the Baptist, Blackrock1922Constituted from Booterstown
Blackrock
Foxrock Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Foxrock1971Constituted from Cabinteely-Foxrock
Foxrock
Kill-o'-the-Grange Holy Family, Kill-o'-the-Grange1972Constituted from Monkstown
Kill-o'-the-Grange
Monkstown St Patrick's, Monkstown1902Constituted from Dún Laoghaire
Monkstown
Newtownpark Guardian Angels, Newtownpark1968Constituted from Blackrock
Newtownpark

Wicklow

The Wicklow deanery is located within the traditional counties of Wexford and Wicklow.

The vicar forane is Fr. Derek Doyle.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 Ashford Most Holy Rosary, Ashford
St Joseph's, Glenealy (chapel of ease)
1864Constituted from Wicklow

Ashford

Kilbride and Barndarrig St Mary's, Barndarrig
St Brigid's, Kilbride (chapel of ease)
Kilbride and Barndarrig
Wicklow St Patrick's, Wicklow
St Joseph's, Rathnew (chapel of ease)
6th century Wicklow
2 Glendalough St Kevin's, Laragh 6th century Glendalough
Rathdrum Ss Mary and Michael, Rathdrum
St Columba's, Greenane (chapel of ease)
Ss Patrick and Kilian, Clara Vale (chapel of ease)
Constituted pre-Reformation
Rathdrum
Roundwood St Laurence O'Toole, Roundwood
Sacred Heart, Moneystown (chapel of ease)
1974 Roundwood
3 Arklow Ss Mary and Peter, Arklow
St David's, Johnstown (chapel of ease)
650 Arklow
Aughrim The Most Sacred Heart, Aughrim1890Constituted from Arklow
Aughrim
Avoca Ss Mary and Patrick, Avoca
St Kevin's, Ballycoog (chapel of ease)
St Patrick's, Barranisky (chapel of ease)
St Joseph's, Templerainey (chapel of ease)
Constituted prior to 1777
Avoca
Castletown St Patrick's, Castletown1974Constituted from Arklow
Castletown. Partly to the south of Arklow in County Wicklow but mainly to the north of Gorey in County Wexford.

Under the pastoral responsibility of Fr. Enda Cunningham

Cullenswood

The Cullenswood deanery is located entirely within the city of Dublin.

The vicar forane is Fr. Paul Taylor.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1Clogher Road St Bernadette's, Crumlin1947Constituted from Dolphin's Barn
Clogher Road
Crumlin St Agnes, Crumlin1941Constituted from Terenure
Crumlin
Mourne Road Our Lady of Good Counsel, Drimnagh 1942Constituted from Dolphin's Barn and Terenure
Mourne Road
Walkinstown Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Walkinstown1964Constituted from Crumlin
Walkinstown
2Beechwood AvenueChurch of the Holy Name, Ranelagh 1906Constituted from Rathgar
Beechwood Avenue
Harold's Cross Our Lady of the Rosary, Harold's Cross1935Constituted from Rathgar, Rathmines and Terenure
Harold's Cross
Mount Argus St Paul of the Cross, Harold's Cross1974 Mount Argus
Rathgar Church of the Three Patrons, Rathgar1882Constituted from Rathmines
Rathgar
Rathmines Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners, Rathmines1835 Rathmines
3 Bluebell Our Lady of the Wayside, Bluebell1967Constituted from Inchicore
Bluebell
Inchicore (Mary Immaculate)May Immaculate, Inchicore1972Constituted from Inchicore
Inchicore (Mary Immaculate)
Inchicore (St Michael's) St Michael's, Inchicore1933Constituted from St James'
Inchicore (St Michael's)

North City Centre

The North City Centre deanery is located entirely within the city of Dublin.

The vicar forane is Fr. Kieran McDermott.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1 East Wall St Joseph's, East Wall1941Constituted from North Wall
East Wall
North Wall St Laurence O'Toole, North Wall1853 North Wall
North William Street St Agatha's, North William Street1865Constituted from Pro-Cathedral
North William Street
2Berkeley RoadSt Joseph's, Berkeley Road1890Constituted from Halston Street
Berkeley Road
Gardiner Street St Francis Xavier, Gardiner Street1974 Gardiner Street
Pro-Cathedral St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Marlborough Street 1825Constituted from Liffey Street
Pro-Cathedral
Seán McDermott Street Our Lady of Lourdes, Seán McDermott Street1970Constituted from Pro-Cathedral
Seán McDermott Street
3Aughrim Street Holy Family, Aughrim Street Aughrim Street
Dominick Street St Saviour's, Dominick Street 1974 Dominick Street
Halston StreetSt Michan's, Halston Street
St Mary of the Angels, Church Street
Halston Street

South City Centre

The South City Centre deanery is located entirely within the city of Dublin.

The vicar forane is Fr. Seán Ford.

Parish PartnershipParishChurches and chapels of ease ConstitutedOther details
1Francis Street St Nicholas of Myra, Francis Street1829 Francis Street
James' Street St James', James' Street1724Constituted from Meath Street
James' Street
Meath Street St Catherine of Alexandria, Meath Street13th century Meath Street
2City Quay Immaculate Heart of Mary, City Quay1908Constituted from Westland Row
City Quay
Harrington Street St Kevin's, Harrington Street1865Constituted from Francis Street
Harrington Street
University Church Newman University Church, St Stephen's Green 1974Constituted from Harrington Street
University Church
Westland Row St Andrew's, Westland Row c. 1750Constituted from St Andrew, St Mark, St Peter and St Anne
Westland Row
Whitefriar Street Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Aungier Street 1974 Whitefriar Street
3 Dolphin's Barn Our Lady of Dolours, Dolphin's Barn1902Constituted from James' Street
Dolphin's Barn
Donore Avenue St Theresa of the Child Jesus, Donore Avenue1946Constituted from Meath Street
Donore Avenue
Rialto Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima, Rialto1968Constituted from Dolphin's Barn
Rialto

Other parishes

There is also a diocese-wide parish of the Travelling People, which was established by Archbishop Dermot Ryan in 1980 in response to the unique pastoral needs of the Traveller community in the archdiocese. The parish is under the pastoral care of Fr. Paul O'Driscoll. [10] [11]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. The parish church in Blakestown, Mary of the Servants, closed in January 2018 due to the identification of structural issues with the church building.
  2. Includes Cherrywood

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Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished in 1994. It is named after the former borough of Dún Laoghaire and the barony of Rathdown. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 233,860 at the time of the 2022 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fingal</span> County in Ireland

Fingal is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished for administrative purposes in 1994. Its name is derived from the medieval territory of Scandinavian foreigners that settled in the area. Fingal County Council is the local authority for the county. In 2022 the population of the county was 330,506, making it the second most populated council in Dublin and the third most populous county in the state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blanchardstown</span> Large western suburb of Dublin, Ireland

Blanchardstown is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located ten kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mulhuddart</span> Outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland

Mulhuddart is an outer suburb situated 12 km north-west of Dublin, Ireland. The River Tolka passes near the village.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greater Dublin Area</span> Metropolitan area in Ireland

The Greater Dublin Area, or simply Greater Dublin, is an informal term that is taken to include the city of Dublin and its hinterland, with varying definitions as to its extent. At the expansive end, it has been defined as including all of the traditional County Dublin and three neighbouring counties, while more commonly it is taken as the contiguous metropolitan area of Dublin plus suburban and commuter towns. The area is defined for strategic planning, and, for example, transport, and it is not a formal administrative or political unit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clonsilla</span> Western suburb of Dublin, Ireland

Clonsilla is an outer suburb of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland.

Corduff is a northwestern suburb of Dublin, in Fingal, Ireland, 10 km from Dublin city centre. It is a part of the wider Blanchardstown area and is in the Dublin 15 postal district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin</span> Lead diocese of the Metropolitan Province of Dublin, Ireland

The Archdiocese of Dublin is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the eastern part of Ireland. Its archepiscopal see includes the republic's capital city – Dublin. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is St Mary's Pro-Cathedral. Dublin was formally recognised as a metropolitan province in 1152 by the Synod of Kells. Its second archbishop, Lorcán Ua Tuathail, is also its patron saint.

James Moriarty was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin between 2002 and 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough</span> Anglican diocese of the Church of Ireland

The United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough is a diocese of the Church of Ireland in the east of Ireland. It is headed by the Archbishop of Dublin, who is also styled the Primate of Ireland. The diocesan cathedral is Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R117 road (Ireland)</span> Road in Ireland

The R117 road is a regional road in Ireland. The route (north-south) starts Harcourt Road at the end of the South Circular Road on the southside of Dublin city centre. It crosses the Grand Canal and goes through the suburbs of Ranelagh, Milltown, Windy Arbour, Dundrum, Sandyford, Stepaside and Kilternan before passing through the Scalp into County Wicklow.

The Parish of Raheny is the modern successor in the Roman Catholic Church to an early (1152) parish, in Raheny, a district of Dublin, Ireland, reputed to be a site of Christian settlement back to at least 570 A.D. Today's parish, within the Howth Deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin, comprises Raheny village and the central portion of the district, parts of which are also served by the parishes of Killester, Grange Park and Kilbarrack-Foxfield. The parish has a membership of around 10,000 Catholics. Similarly centred, and covering a greater land area but a much smaller membership, is the Church of Ireland parish of the same name.

Huntstown and Littlepace is a set of modern housing developments that forms a remote suburb of Dublin city in the county of Fingal in Ireland. It was built in the townlands of Littlepace (westerly) and Huntstown (easterly) which are the southernmost townlands of the civil parish of Mulhuddart. The district is also a parish in the Blanchardstown deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. The nearest villages in the county are Ongar, Mulhuddart and Clonsilla along with Clonee in County Meath.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rathdown (County Dublin barony)</span> Barony in Dublin, Ireland

Rathdown is the south-easternmost barony in County Dublin, Ireland. It gives its name to the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. Before County Wicklow was shired in 1606, Rathdown extended further south: it was named after a medieval settlement which grew up around Rathdown Castle, at a site subsequently deserted and now in County Wicklow in the townland of Rathdown Upper, north of Greystones. The Wicklow barony of Rathdown corresponds to the portion transferred to the new county; although both divisions were originally classed as "half baronies", in the nineteenth century the distinction between a barony and a half barony was obsolete.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Thomas the Apostle parish, Laurel Lodge</span> Church in Fingal, Ireland

St Thomas, the Apostle parish is an ecclesiastical parish in the Blanchardstown deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. It is served by the church of "St Thomas, the Apostle". The parish is centered on "Laurel Lodge" district and the townland of Carpenterstown in the civil parish of Castleknock, Fingal in Ireland. On 6 June 2018, the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, concelebrated mass in the parish church on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the laying of the building's foundation stone.

Castleknock is a civil parish and a townland located in the south-western corner of the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. The civil parish is part of the ancient barony of Castleknock. It is centred on the suburban village of Castleknock. The townland of Castleknock itself is the location of the eponymous "Cnucha's Castle" – Castleknock Castle. The town with the biggest population in the parish is Blanchardstown. In geology, the parish rests on a substratum of limestone and comprises 2943 statute acres, the whole of which is arable land.

Clonsilla or "Clonsillagh" is a civil parish and a townland located in the south-western corner of the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. The civil parish is part of the ancient barony of Castleknock. It is centred on the suburban village of Clonsilla. In geology, the parish rests on a substratum of limestone and comprises 2943 statute acres, the whole of which is arable land. It is roughly bounded to the north by the old "Navan Road" – the modern N3; to the east by the civil parish of Castleknock; to the south by the River Liffey; to the south-east by the civil parish of Leixlip, chiefly in County Kildare, and to the north-west by the civil parish of Dunboyne in County Meath.

Donal Roche is an Irish Roman Catholic priest who was appointed auxiliary bishop-elect of Dublin and titular bishop of Cell Ausaille on 5 March 2024.

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