The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore (Irish: Deoise Phort Láirge agus Leasa Móire ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly.[1] Alphonsus Cullinan was installed Bishop of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore on 12 April 2015. The Bishop Emeritus is William Lee.
Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Dioecesis Vaterfordiensis et Lismoriensis Deoise Phort Láirge agus Lios Mór | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Territory | Waterford city and County Waterford along with parts of counties Tipperary and Cork |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Cashel |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 981 sq mi (2,540 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 152,136 144,027 (94.7%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | United 16 June 1363 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford |
| Patron saint | Otteran, Carthage and Declan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Alphonsus Cullinan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kieran O'Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly |
| Vicar General | Archdeacon: Nicholas O’Mahony |
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| Website | |
| https://waterfordlismore.ie/ | |
Parishes
editThe geographic remit of the diocese includes Waterford city and the county of Waterford as well as part of counties Tipperary and Cork. As well as Waterford city, the diocese contains the towns of Cahir, Carrick-on-Suir, Dungarvan and Tramore. There are 45 parishes in the diocese with an estimated Catholic population of 44,000.
| Diocese | Town / County | Parishes or Group Parishes |
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| Waterford and Lismore |
Waterford city | Ballybricken (Trinity Without) Holy Family Sacred Heart St John’s St Joseph & St Benildus & St Mary’s St Paul’s St Saviour’s Trinity Within and St Patricks Kilbarry |
| Waterford County | Abbeyside, Ballinroad and Garranbane Aglish, Ballinameela and Mount Stuart Ardmore & Grange Ballyduff Upper Butlerstown Cappoquin Clashmore Dungarvan Dunhill Kilgobinet Killea (Dunmore East) Kilrossanty (Kilmacthomas) Knockanore (Tallow) Lismore Modeligo and Affane Newtown (Kilmacthomas) Portlaw Ring & Old Parish Stradbally Ballylaneen & Faha Tallow Tramore & Carbally Touraneena & The Nire Rathgormack and Clonea Carrickbeg & Windgap. | |
| County Tipperary | Ardfinnan (Clonmel) Ballylooby Ballyneale (Carrick-on-Suir) Ballyporeen Cahir Kilsheelan & Kilcash SS Peter & Paul (Clonmel) St. Mary's (Clonmel) St Oliver Plunkett (Clonmel) Powerstown & Lisronagh Carrick-on-Suir & Faugheen Clogheen Newcastle & Fourmilewater. |
Ordinaries
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
External links
edit- Official website
- Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, GCatholic
- Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, from the Catholic Encyclopedia, The Mary Foundation
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Waterford and Lismore". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.