Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick
| Diocese of Limerick Dioecesis Limericiensis Deoise Luimnigh | |
|---|---|
| St John's Cathedral, Limerick
St John's Cathedral, Limerick
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Limerick and parts of counties Clare and Kerry |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cashel and Emly |
| Metropolitan | Cashel and Emly |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 811 sq mi (2,100 km2) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2016) 192,300 184,300 (95.8%) |
| Parishes | 60 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7th century |
| Cathedral | St John's, Limerick |
| Patron saint | Ss Munchin and Ita |
| Secular priests | 65 (as of 2018) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Brendan Leahy, Bishop of Limerick |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kieran O'Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| limerickdiocese.org | |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick — 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.
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 Unit | Parishes |
|---|---|
| Pastoral Unit 1 | St John's Monaleen St Patrick's / St Brigid's St Michael's Our Lady Help of Christians, Milford |
| 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 4 | Sub-unit A St Munchin's / St Lelia's Corpus Christi Parteen / Meelick |
| Sub-unit B St Mary's St Nicholas' | |
| Pastoral Unit 5 | Christ the King Cratloe / Sixmilebridge Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Pastoral Unit 6 | Patrickswell / Ballybrown Mungret / Raheen / Crecora St Paul's |
| Pastoral Unit 7 | Sub-unit A Banogue Croom Dromin / Athlacca |
| Sub-unit B Manister Fedamore Bruff / Meanus / Grange | |
| Pastoral Unit 8 | Rockhill / Bruree Castletown / Ballyagran / Colmanswell |
| Pastoral Unit 9 | Sub-unit A Ardpatrick Glenroe / Ballyorgan Kilfinane |
| Sub-unit B Bulgaden / Martinstown Effin / Garrienderk Kilmallock | |
| Pastoral Unit 10 | Rathkeale Ballingarry / Granagh Knockaderry / Cloncagh |
| Pastoral Unit 11 | Croagh / Kilfinny Adare Cappagh |
| Pastoral Unit 12 | Kildimo / Pallaskenry Kilcornan Askeaton / Ballysteen |
| Pastoral Unit 13 | Shanagolden / Robertstown / Foynes Loughill / Ballyhahill Glin Coolcappa / Kilcolman |
| Pastoral Unit 14 | Abbeyfeale Athea Templeglantine Tournafulla / Mountcollins |
| Pastoral Unit 15 | Newcastle West Mahoonagh / Feohanagh / Castlemahon Monagea Ardagh / Carrickerry |
| Pastoral Unit 16 | Dromcollogher / Broadford Killeedy / Ashford Feenagh / Kilmeedy |
Ordinaries
The following is a list of the ten most recent bishops:
- Charles Tuohy (1814–1828)
- John Ryan (1828–1864)
- George Butler (1864–1886)
- Edward Thomas O'Dwyer (1886–1917)
- Denis Hallinan (1918–1923)
- David Keane (1923–1945)
- Patrick O'Neill (1945–1958)
- Henry Murphy (1958–1973)
- Jeremiah Newman (1974–1995)
- Donal Murray (1996–2009)
- Sede vacante (2009–2013)
- Brendan Leahy (2013–present)
See also
- Catholic Church in Ireland
- Church of Ireland Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[3]
External links
References
- Back to citation Hurley, David (2 December 2018). "New 'pastoral units' unveiled for Diocese of Limerick". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- Back to citation 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.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick, official website