Laurence Ryan was an Irish priest, theologian and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin.
He was ordained in 1956 and following postgraduate studies awarded a doctorate in 1958; subsequently he was appointed to the staff of the St. Patrick's College, Carlow.
He served as President of Carlow College from 1974 to 1980,[2] and was appointed in 1975 Vicar General for the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin.
Leaving Carlow College, Ryan served as parish priest of Naas, County Kildare, from 1980 to 1985.
[4] Ryan died on 13 October 2003, in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.