Denomination Roman Catholic Area 2,541 km² Emeritus bishop William Lee | ||
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)152,136144,027 (94.7%) Patron saints Oran of Iona, Mo Chutu of Lis, Declán of Ard | ||
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 Archbishop of Cashel and Emly. The Reverend Dr. Alphonsus Cullinan, who had been serving as a pastor in Rathkeale, Ireland, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick, was named Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore by Pope Francis on Monday, 2 February 2015. The Bishop Emeritus is William Lee.
Parishes
The geographic remit of the diocese includes Waterford city and the county of Waterford as well as part of counties Tipperary and Cork. As well as Waterford city, the diocese contains the towns of Cahir, Carrick-on-Suir, Dungarvan and Tramore. There are 45 parishes in the diocese with an estimated Catholic population of 44,000.