Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick

Diocese of Limerick

Dioecesis Limericiensis

Deoise Luimnigh
Location
CountryIreland
TerritoryMost of County Limerick and parts of counties Clare and Kerry
Ecclesiastical provinceCashel and Emly
MetropolitanCashel and Emly
Statistics
Area811 sq mi (2,100 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
192,300
184,300 (95.8%)
Parishes60
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin
CathedralSt John's, Limerick
Patron saintSs Munchin and Ita
Secular priests65 (as of 2018)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBrendan Leahy, Bishop of Limerick
Metropolitan ArchbishopKieran O'Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
Map
Website
limerickdiocese.org

The Diocese of Limerick (Irish: Deoise Luimnigh) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in mid-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly.

The cathedral church of the diocese is St John's Cathedral in Limerick.

The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Brendan Leahy.