Diocese of Leighlin (historical)

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The Diocese of Leighlin (historical) was a medieval Irish Roman Catholic diocese centered in what is now County Carlow, later united with the Diocese of Kildare to form the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
medieval diocese
associatedSaint Saint Laserian NERFINISHED
belongsToTradition Western Christianity NERFINISHED
cathedral Cathedral of St Laserian, Old Leighlin NERFINISHED
cathedralCity Old Leighlin NERFINISHED
churchSuiIuris Latin Church NERFINISHED
confirmedAt Synod of Kells NERFINISHED
confirmedIn 1152
country Ireland NERFINISHED
denomination Catholic
episcopalSee Leighlinbridge NERFINISHED
establishedAt Synod of Rathbreasail NERFINISHED
establishedIn 1111
establishedInCentury 12th century
governedBy bishop
hasBishopTitle Bishop of Leighlin NERFINISHED
hasHeritageSite Old Leighlin Cathedral NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Leighlin NERFINISHED
jurisdiction spiritual
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn County Carlow NERFINISHED
Province of Leinster NERFINISHED
mergedTitleInto Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin NERFINISHED
namedAfter Leighlin NERFINISHED
partOf Ecclesiastical province of Dublin NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ritual Roman Rite NERFINISHED
status historical
successorDiocese Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin NERFINISHED
suppressedInCentury 17th century
territoryIncludes parts of modern County Carlow
parts of modern County Kilkenny
parts of modern County Laois
typeOfJurisdiction diocese
unitedWith Diocese of Kildare NERFINISHED

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Old Leighlin isDiocesanSeatOf Diocese of Leighlin (historical)