Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross
Diocese of Cork and Ross Dioecesis Corcagiensis et Rossensis Deoise Chorcaí agus Rosa | |
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The Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork | |
Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Territory | City of Cork and south-western parts of County Cork |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Cashel and Emly |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,290 sq mi (3,300 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 240,000 220,000 (91.7%) |
Parishes | 68 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 19 April 1958 |
Cathedral | St Mary and St Anne's Cathedral, Cork |
Co-cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral, Skibbereen |
Patron saint | Cork: St Finbarr Ross: St Fachtna |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Fintan Gavin, Bishop of Cork and Ross |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kieran O'Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly |
Vicar General | Mgr. Aidan O'Driscoll & Fr Tom Hayes |
Bishops emeritus | John Buckley |
Map | |
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Website | |
corkandross.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross (Irish: Deoise Chorcaí agus Rosa) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (corresponding rather closely to the civil province of Munster) and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[1] The diocese is in the secular province of Munster. The diocese was formed by an ex aequo principaliter union on 19 April 1958, between the Dioceses of Cork and Ross.[2] The incumbent Ordinary is the Most Rev. Fintan Gavin. The cathedral church of the diocese is Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne.
Geography
The diocese incorporates the city of Cork and the southern and western parts of County Cork, including the towns of Bandon, Bantry, Carrigaline, Clonakilty, and Kinsale.
The Diocese is organised in 16 Pastoral Areas as prompted under the 2005 document Pilgrim Steps.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Cork and Cloyne[3]
- Donagh MacCarthy (1712–1726)
- Blessed Thaddeus MacCarthy (1727–1747)
Bishops of Cork[3]
- Richard Walsh (1748–1763)
- John Butler (1763–1786)
- Francis Moylan (1786–1815)
- John Murphy (1815–1847)
- William Delany (1847–1886)
- Thomas O’Callaghan, OP (1886–1916)
- Daniel Cohalan (1916–1952)
- Cornelius Lucey (1952 – 1980)
Bishops of Cork and Ross[3]
- Cornelius Lucey (1952–1980)
- Michael Murphy (1980–1996)
- John Buckley (1997–2019)[4]
- Fintan Gavin (2019–present)
The bishops were also Apostolic Administrators of the Diocese of Ross 1693–1747 and 1954–1958.[3]
Religious Orders
There are several religious orders, male and female, based in the diocese, predominantly in the city area. They include:
Priests:
- Augustinians (O.S.A)
- Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (O.F.M Cap)
- Carmelites (O.Carm)
- Order of Preachers/Dominicans (O.P)
- Franciscans (O.F.M)
- Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C)
- Rosminians (I.C)
- Society of African Missionaries (S.M.A)
- Society of St. Columban
- Congregation of the Mission Vincentians/Lazarists (C.M) (until 2016)
- Society of St Pius X (SSPX)
Brothers:
- Christian Brothers
- Presentation Brothers
Sisters:
- Assumption Sisters
- Bon Secours Sisters
- Congregation of Our Lady of the Cenacle
- Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
- Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
- Franciscan Missionaries of St. Joseph
- Good Shepherd Sisters
- Infant Jesus Sisters
- La Retraite Sisters
- Mercy Sisters – Southern Province
- Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary
- Our Lady of Apostles Sisters
- Poor Clares
- Presentation Sisters
- Sisters of Marie Reparatrice
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Sisters
- Sisters of Charity (Irish)
- Ursuline Sisters
Parishes
- Ardfield and Rathbarry
- Aughadown
- Ballincollig
- Ballineaspaig
- Ballinhassig
- Ballinlough
- Ballinora
- Ballyphehane
- Bandon
- Bantry
- Barryroe and Courtmacsherry
- Blackrock
- Blackrock Road (SMA)
- Caheragh
- Carraig na bhFear
- Carrigaline
- Castlehaven
- Cathedral and Blackpool and the Glen and Sunday's Well (Clustered in November 2015)
- Clogheen and Kerry Pike
- Clonakilty and Darrara
- Clontead
- Courceys
- Crosshaven
- Curraheen Road
- Douglas
- Drimoleague
- Dunmanway
- Enniskean and Desertserges
- Farranree
- Frankfield and Grange
- Glanmire
- Glounthaune
- Goleen
- Gurranabraher
- Innishannon and Knockavilla
- Kilbrittain
- Kilmacabea
- Kilmeen and Castleventry
- Kilmichael
- Kilmurry, Canovee and Cloughduv
- Kinsale
- Knocknaheeny and Hollyhill
- Macroom
- Mahon
- Mayfield- St. Joseph's
- Mayfield- Upper
- Muintir Bhaire
- Murragh and Templemartin
- Ovens and Farran
- Passage West and Monkstown
- Rosscarbery and Lisavaird
- Sacred Heart Parish (MSC)
- Schull
- Skibereen, Rath and the Islands
- South Parish
- St. Patrick's
- Sts. Peter and Paul's
- The Lough
- Timoleague and Clogagh
- Togher
- Tracton Abbey
- Turner's Cross
- Uibh Laoire
- Watergrasshill and Glenville
- Wilton (SMA)
Note: 1. Some parishes have now been clustered due to lack of clergy. 2. Parishes with brackets after them indicate parishes run by religious congregations.
See also
- Diocese of Cork
- Diocese of Ross, Ireland
- Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (Church of Ireland)
References
- ^ Diocese of Cork and Ross. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ Diocese of Cork and Ross. Official diocese website. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 421–422. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Bishop John Buckley Archived 6 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Official diocese website. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
Bibliography
- Bolster, Evelyn (1972). A History of the Diocese of Cork: From the earliest times to the Reformation. Shannon: Irish University Press.
- Eubel, Conradus (ed.) (1913). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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has generic name (help) - Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica IV (1592–1667). Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
External links
- Diocese of Cork and Ross, History of the Diocese of Cork and Ross
- Diocese of Cork and Ross, Religious Orders (Sisters)
- Diocese of Cork and Ross, Religious Orders (Priests)
- Diocese of Cork and Ross, Religious Orders (Brothers)