Diocese of Ferns Dioecesis Fernensis Deoise Fearna | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Wexford and parts of County Wicklow |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Dublin |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Dublin |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,158 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 126,277 100,679 (79.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7th Century |
| Cathedral | St Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy |
| Patron saint | St Aidan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gerard Nash, Bishop of Ferns |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dermot Farrell, Archbishop of Dublin |
| Vicar General | Mgr Joseph McGrath |
| Bishops emeritus | Brendan Oliver Comiskey Denis Brennan |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| ferns.ie | |
The Diocese of Ferns (Irish: Deoise Fhearna) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in south-eastern Ireland. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin.[1][2][3] The incumbent Ordinary is Gerard Nash.
- ^ Diocese of Ferns. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Archdiocese of Dublin. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Diocese of Ferns – Catholic Encyclopedia article. Retrieved 2 June 2011.