Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
| Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Dioecesis Vaterfordiensis et Lismoriensis |
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 The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | Waterford city and County Waterford along with parts of counties South Tipperary and Cork |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Cashel |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 981 sq mi (2,540 km2) |
| Population - Catholics |
136,029 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | United 16 June 1363 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford |
| Patron saint | St Otteran, St Carthage and St Declan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Pope Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | William Lee, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dermot Clifford, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly |
| Vicars General | Archdeacon: Very Rev Nicholas O’Mahony PP, VG. |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore within the Province of Cashel. |
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| Website | |
| waterfordlismore.com | |
The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore (Irish: Deoise Phort Láirge agus Leasa Móire ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[1] The diocese is in the secular province of the same name - Munster. The incumbent Ordinary is William Lee.
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[edit] Parishes
The geographic remit of the diocese includes Waterford city and the county of Waterford as well as part of counties South Tipperary and Cork. 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 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 & Ballysaggart Modeligo and Affane Newtown (Kilmacthomas) Portlaw Ring & Old Parish Stradbally Ballylaneen & Faha Tallow Tramore & Carbally Touraneena & The Nire Rathgormack and Clonea Carrickbeg & Windgap. |
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| South 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. |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Diocese of Waterford and Lismore. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official Diocesan website
- Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
- "Lismore and Waterford". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. http://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/w/waterford_and_linsmore,diocese_of.html.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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