Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Dioecesis Vaterfordiensis et Lismoriensis Deoise Phort Láirge agus Lios Mór | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Territory | Waterford city and County Waterford along with parts of counties Tipperary and Cork |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Cashel |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 981 sq mi (2,540 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 152,136 144,027 (94.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | United 16 June 1363 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford |
| Patron saint | Otteran, Carthage and Declan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Alphonsus Cullinan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kieran O'Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly |
| Vicar General | Archdeacon: Nicholas O’Mahony |
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| Website | |
| https://waterfordlismore.ie/ | |
The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore (Irish: Deoise Phort Láirge agus Leasa Móire ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly.[1] Alphonsus Cullinan was installed Bishop of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore on 12 April 2015. The Bishop Emeritus is William Lee.
- ^ Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.