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This section contains listings for priests who have previously served in appointments in the diocese. It includes priests who are deceased or resigned. This list also includes priests from religious orders, missionary societies and other dioceses who served in the diocese.
Use the letters below to search for priests by surname.

For a list of priests who are currently serving in the diocese see the Priests section.

Cahalane, Very Rev. Canon Patrick Gerard Joseph (Paddy) PE
Date of Ordination: 18/6/1944
Last Known Appointment: Bandon
Cahalane, Very Rev. Canon Michael J. (Mick) PE
Date of Ordination: 22/6/1941
Last Known Appointment: Ballyphehane
Cahalane, Very Rev. Michael (M.C.) PP
Date of Ordination: 7/6/1953
Last Known Appointment: Watergrasshill / Glenville
Cahalane, Very Rev. Daniel (Dan) PP
Date of Ordination: 2/6/1946
Last Known Appointment: Aughadown
Cahalane, Very Rev. Canon Patrick PP
Date of Ordination: 23/6/1912
Last Known Appointment: Kilmurry
Cahalane, Very Rev. Patrick PP VF
Date of Ordination: 23/6/1907
Last Known Appointment: Rosscarbery & Lisavaird
Cahill, Rev. David CC
Last Known Appointment: Innishannon / Knockavilla
Callanan, Rev. Laurence CC
Date of Ordination: 10/6/1906
Last Known Appointment: Monkstown
Callanan, Very Rev. John PP
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1903
Last Known Appointment: Watergrasshill / Glenville
Callanan, Very Rev. Jonas Adm
Last Known Appointment: Kilmeen & Castleventry
Calnan, Rev. John
Date of Ordination: 7/4/1890
Cantillon, Very Rev. John PP
Date of Ordination: 2/6/1912
Last Known Appointment: Passage West
Canty, Rev. John CC
Date of Ordination: 22/6/1924
Last Known Appointment: Ballinhassig
Carey, Very Rev. Canon Jeremiah PP
Date of Ordination: 28/6/1857
Last Known Appointment: Carrigaline
Carmody, Very Rev. Michael PP
Date of Ordination: 19/1/1902
Last Known Appointment: Douglas
Casey, Rev. Tim CM
Last Known Appointment: Sunday’s Well
Casey, Very Rev. Jerome Vincent PE
Date of Ordination: 3/6/1934
Last Known Appointment: Kilmeen & Castleventry
Casey, Most Rev. Patrick
Date of Ordination: 1896
Casey, Very Rev. Donal PE
Date of Ordination: 19/6/1938
Last Known Appointment: Timoleague
Casey, Very Rev. Canon Francis Leo PP
Date of Ordination: 2/8/1855
Last Known Appointment: Passage West
Cashman, Very Rev. Canon Eugene (Eoin) PE
Date of Ordination: 22/6/1947
Last Known Appointment: Ballinlough
Cashman, Very Rev. Owen PP
Date of Ordination: 22/6/1958
Last Known Appointment: Rath and the Islands
Cashman, Very Rev. William J.
Date of Ordination: 18/6/1922
Last Known Appointment: Muintir Bhaire
Cashman, Very Rev. Canon James M. PP
Date of Ordination: 20/6/1915
Last Known Appointment: Innishannon / Knockavilla
Cashman, Rev. Michael
Date of Ordination: 29/3/1914
Cassidy, Very Rev. John PP
Date of Ordination: 23/6/1873
Last Known Appointment: Ballinhassig
Chalissery, Rev. Johnson CC
Date of Ordination: 10/4/1994
Clancy, Very Rev. John P. PP
Date of Ordination: 8/1/1828
Last Known Appointment: Glounthaune
Clancy, Most Rev. William
Date of Ordination: 24/5/1823
Clarke, Rev. Gerard William Mary (Bill) CM Cp.
Date of Ordination: 4/6/1966
Cleary, Very Rev. John CM PP
Date of Ordination: 15/6/1957
Coakley, Rev. Daniel
Date of Ordination: 20/6/1909
Coakley, Rev. Cornelius CC
Date of Ordination: 18/8/1896
Last Known Appointment: Blackrock
Coakley, Very Rev. Canon John PP
Date of Ordination: 7/4/1890
Last Known Appointment: Douglas
Coakley, Very Rev. Timothy PP
Date of Ordination: 2/6/1929
Last Known Appointment: Timoleague
Coakley, Very Rev. Jeremiah PP
Date of Ordination: 23/6/1912
Last Known Appointment: Kilbrittain
Coakley, Rev. James J. CC
Date of Ordination: 20/6/1915
Last Known Appointment: Enniskeane / Desertserges
Coffey, Rev. John Baptist Cp.
Date of Ordination: 17/6/1934
Last Known Appointment: Bandon
Coffey, Very Rev. Canon Timothy Augustine (Gus)
Date of Ordination: 20/6/1926
Last Known Appointment: Crosshaven
Coffey, Rev. Patrick Wm. Adm
Date of Ordination: 1829
Last Known Appointment: St. Patrick’s
Coghlan, Archdeacon John James (J.J.) PP
Date of Ordination: 14/6/1862
Last Known Appointment: Blackrock
Coghlan, Very Rev. Bart PP
Last Known Appointment: Dunmanway
Cohalan, Most Rev. Daniel
Date of Ordination: 25/7/1882
Cohalan, Archdeacon Jeremiah PP
Date of Ordination: 11/6/1905
Last Known Appointment: The Lough
Cohalan, Most Rev. Daniel
Date of Ordination: 9/6/1906
Last Known Appointment: The Lough
Cohalan, Very Rev. Canon Jeremiah PP
Date of Ordination: 2/7/1881
Last Known Appointment: Bandon
Collins, Rev. Patrick Gerard
Date of Ordination: 20/6/1948
Collins, Rev. Denis SMA CC
Last Known Appointment: Wilton
Collins, Very Rev. Patrick E. PP
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1931
Last Known Appointment: Kilmeen & Castleventry
Collins, Most Rev. Michael
Collins, Very Rev. John Kieran PP
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1936
Last Known Appointment: Ardfield / Rathbarry
Collins, Very Rev. Daniel PP
Date of Ordination: 1858
Last Known Appointment: Rath and the Islands
Collins, Very Rev. John PP
Date of Ordination: 22/6/1902
Last Known Appointment: Kilmacabea
Collins, Rev. John Cp.
Date of Ordination: 1850
Last Known Appointment: Bantry
Collins, Rev. John Cp.
Date of Ordination: 1871
Last Known Appointment: Blackrock
Connolly, Very Rev. Canon Daniel Luke PP
Date of Ordination: 14/7/1935
Last Known Appointment: Turner’s Cross
Conway, Rev. Edmund J. Cp.
Date of Ordination: 10/7/1898
Last Known Appointment: Blackrock
Coombes, Very Rev. James (Jim) PE
Date of Ordination: 19/6/1949
Last Known Appointment: Timoleague
Coppinger, Most Rev. William
Date of Ordination: 1780
Corcoran, Rev. Eugene CC
Date of Ordination: 22/6/1941
Last Known Appointment: The Lough
Corcoran, Very Rev. Canon Cornelius PP
Date of Ordination: 5/6/1819
Last Known Appointment: Tracton Abbey
Corcoran, Rev. Daniel CC
Date of Ordination: 6/7/1884
Last Known Appointment: Uibh Laoire
Corkery, Rev. Denis CC
Date of Ordination: 1820
Last Known Appointment: Cathedral
Cotter, Very Rev. Michael PP
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1896
Last Known Appointment: Murragh and Templemartin
Cotter, Archdeacon John PP
Date of Ordination: 1851
Last Known Appointment: Blackrock
Cotter, Rev. Sylvester Cp.
Date of Ordination: 25/6/1882
Last Known Appointment: South Parish
Cotter, Rev. Edmond CC
Date of Ordination: 24/6/1890
Last Known Appointment: Timoleague
Coursy, Rev. Thomas PP VG
Last Known Appointment: Kinsale
Coveney, Very Rev. Daniel V. PP
Date of Ordination: 17/6/1928
Last Known Appointment: Turner’s Cross
Coveney, Rev. John Cp.
Date of Ordination: 20/6/1943
Coveney, Rev. Daniel CC
Date of Ordination: 1876
Last Known Appointment: Ovens / Farran
Coveney, Very Rev. Patrick PP
Date of Ordination: 10/1884
Last Known Appointment: Tracton Abbey
Coveney, Very Rev. Daniel PP
Date of Ordination: 1839
Last Known Appointment: Enniskeane / Desertserges
Creagh, Most Rev. Peter
Creagh, Most Rev. Dermot
Creed, Rev. Cornelius
Date of Ordination: 20/6/1915
Creed, Rev. James
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1908
Last Known Appointment: Enniskeane / Desertserges
Creedon, Very Rev. John D. PP
Date of Ordination: 24/5/1834
Last Known Appointment: Drimoleague
Cronin, Very Rev. Richard (Dick) PP
Date of Ordination: 12/6/1910
Last Known Appointment: Ballincollig
Cronin, Rev. Daniel CC
Date of Ordination: 1852
Last Known Appointment: Cathedral
Cronin, Rev. James CC
Date of Ordination: 1858
Last Known Appointment: Watergrasshill / Glenville
Crotty, Most Rev. Bartholomew
Date of Ordination: 1792
Crowe, Very Rev. John J. PP
Date of Ordination: 15/6/1829
Last Known Appointment: Carrigaline
Crowley, Very Rev. Canon Michael
Date of Ordination: 20/6/1954
Last Known Appointment: The Lough
Crowley, Very Rev. Canon Denis Declan PE
Date of Ordination: 17/6/1945
Last Known Appointment: Ovens / Farran
Crowley, Very Rev. Canon John PP
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1915
Last Known Appointment: Bandon
Crowley, Very Rev. John PE
Date of Ordination: 19/6/1938
Last Known Appointment: Ballinhassig
Crowley, Rev. Dr. Timothy Pierce (Timmy) PE
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1942
Last Known Appointment: Douglas
Crowley, Very Rev. Canon Jeremiah J. PP
Date of Ordination: 1899
Last Known Appointment: Clontead
Crowley, Very Rev. David PP
Date of Ordination: 6/6/1919
Last Known Appointment: Timoleague
Crowley, Rev. John CC
Date of Ordination: 02/1871
Last Known Appointment: Kilbrittain
Crowley, Rev. John CC
Date of Ordination: 1858
Last Known Appointment: Kilbrittain
Crowley, Rev. Jeremiah J. CC
Date of Ordination: 1886
Crowley, Rev. Jeremiah CC
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1891
Last Known Appointment: Rosscarbery & Lisavaird
Crowley, Rev. Florence CC
Date of Ordination: 1875
Last Known Appointment: Muintir Bhaire
Crowley, Rev. Denis Cp.
Date of Ordination: 7/4/1890
Crowley, Rev. William J. CC
Date of Ordination: 12/1/1902
Crowley, Rev. Roderick CM CC
Last Known Appointment: Sunday’s Well
Cuffe, Rev. William CC
Date of Ordination: 12/6/1892
Last Known Appointment: Schull
Cullinane, Very Rev. Jeremiah PP
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1914
Last Known Appointment: Clontead
Cullinane, Dean Timothy (Thady) PP
Date of Ordination: 17/6/1906
Last Known Appointment: Turner’s Cross
Cummins, Very Rev. Canon James (Jim) PE
Date of Ordination: 23/6/1929
Last Known Appointment: Turner’s Cross
Cummins, Rev. Daniel Cp.
Date of Ordination: 06/1891
Cummins, Very Rev. Jeremiah PP
Date of Ordination: 14/3/1849
Last Known Appointment: Murragh and Templemartin
Cummins, Rev. Laurence CC
Date of Ordination: 21/6/1879
Last Known Appointment: Kinsale
Cunningham, Very Rev. Michael PP
Date of Ordination: 1881
Last Known Appointment: Kilmacabea
Cunningham, Rev. William OFM Cap
Date of Ordination: 1832
Curran, Very Rev. Michael MSC
Date of Ordination: 26/03/1966
Curtin, Rev. Bartholomew (Barth) CC
Date of Ordination: 12/7/1895
Last Known Appointment: Schull