The bishop of Kerry () is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry, one of the suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly in

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. The

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changed its name from Ardfert and Aghadoe to Kerry on 20 December 1952. The bishop's seat (

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) is located at the Cathedral Church Saint Mary, Killarney. The current bishop is the Most Reverend Raymond Browne who was appointed Bishop of Kerry by

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on 2 May 2013 and received episcopal consecration at St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney on 21 July 2013.

List of bishops of Kerry

References

{{Catholic Church in Ireland Kerry Religion in County Kerry Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry Bishops of Limerick or Ardfert or of Aghadoe Roman Catholic bishops of Kerry