Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore

Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Dioecesis Vaterfordiensis et Lismoriensis Deoise Phort Láirge agus Lios Mór
The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford
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%)
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	Francis
Bishop	Bishop-elect Rev. Dr. Alphonsus Cullinan (appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, 2 February 2015; to be ordained and installed)[1]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dermot Clifford, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
Vicar General	Archdeacon: Very Rev Nicholas O’Mahony PP, VG.
Emeritus Bishops	William Lee
Map
The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore within the Province of Cashel.
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 Archbishop of Cashel and Emly.^[2] The Reverend Dr. Alphonsus Cullinan, who had been serving as a pastor in Rathkeale, Ireland, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick, was named Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore by Pope Francis on Monday, 2 February 2015. The Bishop Emeritus is William Lee.

Parishes

The 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.

Ordinaries

See also

• Barony of Iffa and Offa East

References

1. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F02%2F02%2F0085%2F00177.html
2. ↑ Diocese of Waterford and Lismore. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.

External links

• Official Diocesan website
• Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
•  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Lismore and Waterford". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "^{article name needed}". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.