Diocese Of Ferns (Church Of Ireland)
Diocese of Ferns can refer to: *The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns *The former Church of Ireland diocese of Ferns, now within the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory See also *The Bishop of Ferns, a Roman Catholic bishop in Ireland *The Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin The Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of Church of Ireland diocese of Ferns and Leighlin in the Province of Dublin. The diocese comprised all of counties Wexford and Carlow and part of counties Wicklow and Laois in Republic of Irel ...

Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ferns
The Diocese of Ferns ( ga, Deoise Fhearna) is a Roman Catholic diocese in south-eastern Ireland. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin.Diocese of Ferns
Catholic-Hierarchy''. Retrieved 2 June 2011. The incumbent Ordinary is Gerard Nash.

Geographical remit

The See covers most of
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Diocese Of Cashel And Ossory
The United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory (''Full title'': The United Dioceses of Cashel, Waterford and Lismore with Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, ga, Deoise Chaisil, Phort Láirge, Leasa Móire, Osraí, Fhearna agus Leithghlinne) is a diocese of the Church of Ireland in the south-eastern part of IrelandThe United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory
''Official Diocesan website''. Retrieved on 8 January 2009. that was formed from a merger of older dioceses in 1977. The diocese is in the of

Bishop Of Ferns
The Bishop of Ferns () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics. History The diocese of Ferns or Loch Garman was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111. Subsequently, the centre of the diocese was located at Ferns due to the influence of Diarmaid mac Murchadha. It comprised roughly the ancient territory of the Uí Cheinnselaig with the bishop's seat (cathedra) located at Ferns Cathedral. During the later medieval period the church at New Ross enjoyed quasi-cathedral status. Following the Reformation, there are parallel apostolic successions. In the Church of Ireland, Ferns was united with Leighlin in 1597 to form the bishopric of Ferns and Leighlin. In the Roman Catholic Church, the bishopric of Ferns continues as a separate title. The current Incumben ...
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