Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick

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Diocese of Limerick

Dioecesis Limericiensis

Deoise Luimnigh
St Johns Cathedral Limerick Ireland.jpg
Location
Country Ireland
TerritoryMost of County Limerick and parts of counties Clare and Kerry
Ecclesiastical province Cashel 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
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin
Cathedral St John's, Limerick
Patron saintSs Munchin and Ita
Secular priests 65 (as of 2018)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Brendan Leahy, Bishop of Limerick
Metropolitan Archbishop Kieran O'Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
Map
Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick map.png
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.

Contents

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

The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Brendan Leahy.

Geography

The diocese is divided into 60 parishes, which are spread across three counties: 57 in Limerick (18 of which are in the Limerick city area), two in Clare, and one between Limerick and Kerry.

The parishes are grouped into 16 Pastoral Units, where groups of priests are appointed to cover a number of parishes between them. [1]

As of 2018, there were 65 priests in active ministry, 27 of whom were over the age of 65. [2]

Aside from the cathedral city of Limerick, the main towns in the diocese are Abbeyfeale, Adare, Kilmallock, Newcastle West, and Rathkeale.

Pastoral UnitParishes
Pastoral Unit 1
Pastoral Unit 2
  • St Joseph's
  • St Saviour's
  • Our Lady of Lourdes
Pastoral Unit 3
  • Donoughmore / Knockea / Roxboro
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace
  • Holy Family
Pastoral Unit 4Sub-unit A
Sub-unit B
  • St Mary's
  • St Nicholas'
Pastoral Unit 5
Pastoral Unit 6
Pastoral Unit 7Sub-unit A
Sub-unit B
Pastoral Unit 8
Pastoral Unit 9Sub-unit A
Sub-unit B
Pastoral Unit 10
Pastoral Unit 11
Pastoral Unit 12
Pastoral Unit 13
Pastoral Unit 14
Pastoral Unit 15
Pastoral Unit 16

Ordinaries

The following is a list of the ten most recent bishops:

See also

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References

  1. Hurley, David (2 December 2018). "New 'pastoral units' unveiled for Diocese of Limerick". Limerick Leader . Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. Baker, Noel (3 April 2018). "Special Report - Diocese by diocese: The state of the Catholic Church on the island of Ireland today". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 3 April 2021.

Wikisource-logo.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Limerick". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.