Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
Vaterfordien(sis) et Lismorien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Waterford, Ireland
The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore is a Latin Church diocese covering Waterford city and county, much of south Tipperary and a small part of County Cork in Ireland, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The two former sees of Waterford and Lismore were united in 1363, and Alphonsus Cullinan has been bishop since April 2015.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1363
- Latin
- Vaterfordien(sis) et Lismorien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Otteran, Saint Carthage (Mochuda of Lismore) and Saint Declan
- Annuario code
- 001000143
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 144,027
- Population
- 152,136
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 94.7%
- Priests
- 117
- Catholics per priest
- 1,231
- Extent
- 2,541 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 57
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
- Alphonsus Cullinan
- Born
- 7 May 1959
- Birthplace
- Lahinch
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
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford stands in Waterford, 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 and Emly
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Cashel and EmlyThurles
- Diocese of KillaloeKillaloe
- Diocese of LimerickLimerick
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.