Diocese of Ferns
|
Diocese of Ferns
|
|
 |
|
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ireland |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Dublin |
| Diocesan bishop | Denis Brennan |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Brendan Oliver Comiskey SSCC |
| Vicar General | Joseph McGrath |
| surface | 3,000 km² |
| Parishes | 49 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 114,517 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 100.412 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 87.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 105 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 866 |
| Friars | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 134 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Saint Aidan's Cathedral in Enniscorthy |
| address | Bishop's House Summerhill Wexford Ireland |
| Website | www.ferns.ie/ |
| Ecclesiastical province | |
|
|
|
The Diocese of Ferns ( Latin Dioecesis Fernensis , Irish Deoise Fhearna , English Diocese of Ferns ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland with its seat in Wexford . However, the main church of the diocese, Saint Aidan's Cathedral, is located in Enniscorthy , about 25 km north of Wexford.
Founded in the 7th century by Aidán and confirmed by the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 , the Diocese of Ferns covers most of County Wexford and parts of County Carlow and County Wicklow . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Dublin as a suffragan .
See also
Web links
- Website of the Diocese of Ferns (English)
- Entry for the Ferns diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Commons : Diocese of Ferns - Collection of images, videos and audio files
