Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore

Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Dioecesis Vaterfordiensis et Lismoriensis
The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford
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
Province of Cashel and Emly (blank).png. The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, shown in red, 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 Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.^[1] The diocese is in the secular province of the same name - Munster. The incumbent Ordinary is William Lee.

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
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.
	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.

Ordinaries

Further information: Bishop of Waterford and Lismore

See also

• Barony of Iffa and Offa East

References

1. ^ Diocese of Waterford and Lismore. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.

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.