Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick

Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick
Diocese of Limerick
Dioecesis Limericiensis

St John's Cathedral, Limerick
Location
Country Republic of Ireland
Territory Most of County Limerick, parts of counties Clare and Kerry
Ecclesiastical province Province of Cashel
Statistics
Area 811 sq mi (2,100 km2)
Population
- Catholics

184,340
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral St John's Cathedral, Limerick
Patron saint St Munchin and St Ita
Current leadership
Pope Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Sede vacante
Bishop of Limerick
Metropolitan Archbishop Dermot Clifford,
Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
Emeritus Bishops Donal Brendan Murray,
Bishop Emeritus of Limerick
Map

The Diocese of Limerick, shown in pink, within the Province of Cashel
Website
limerickdiocese.org

The Diocese of Limerick (Irish: Deoise Luimnigh ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in mid-western Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[1] The diocese is in the secular province of the same name - Munster. The See is currently sede vacante.

Contents

Diocesan statistics

Its geographical remit covers the greater part of County Limerick, part of County Clare and one townland in County Kerry. There are 60 parishes in the diocese, 18 of which are in the Limerick city area.

Topic Data
Catholic Population (from recent census) 169,500
Number of parishes 60
Number of churches 94
Number of priests 105
Secondary schools 31
Students in primary school 21,500
Students in secondary school 18,000

Ordinaries

List of bishops since the 1814:

  • 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)

Recent events

In December 2009, the sexual abuse scandal in Limerick diocese eroded the public's trust in the work of local diocesan officials. Bishop Murray informed the Vicars General of the Diocese on the afternoon of Tuesday 1 December 2009 of his decision to offer his resignation. On Wednesday 2 December, he contacted the Apostolic Nuncio, asking him to arrange a meeting with the Congregation for Bishops in Rome. This meeting took place on Monday 7 December.[2] He announced his decision to a congregation, including priests of the Diocese, people working in the Diocesan Office and the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, at 11 a.m. (noon in Rome, the hour of the publication of the decision) in St. John’s Cathedral, Limerick.[3][4] [5][6]

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Limerick. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. ^ Statement by Bishop Donal Murray on his resignation as Bishop of Limerick
  3. ^ Irish Bishops Conference
  4. ^ Pope accepts resignation of Irish bishop over child sex abuse
  5. ^ Press Office of the Holy See
  6. ^ Code of Canon Law

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 


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