Diocese of Cloyne
Cloynen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Cloyne, Ireland
The Diocese of Cloyne is a Latin Rite diocese covering most of County Cork, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Its cathedral is St Colman's Cathedral in Cobh, and the see has been led by Bishop William Crean since 2012.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1152
- Latin
- Cloynen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Colman of Cloyne
- Annuario code
- 001001181
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 151,711
- Population
- 167,245
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 90.7%
- Priests
- 98
- Catholics per priest
- 1,548
- Extent
- 3,440 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 44
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- William Crean
- Born
- 16 December 1951
- Birthplace
- Tralee
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh stands in Cloyne, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Cashel
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Cork and RossCork and Ross
- Diocese of KerryKerry
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.