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and Lismore) was the Ordinary of the

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of Cashel and Waterford; comprising all of County Waterford, the southern part of

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History

In the Church of Ireland, although not in the Roman Catholic Church, the bishopric of Waterford and Lismore was united to the archbishopric of Cashel and Emly from 14 August 1833. On the death of Archbishop Laurence of Cashel in 1838, the

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of Cashel was united to the Province of Dublin. The

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ceased to be an archbishopric becoming instead the bishopric of Cashel and Waterford. In 1977, the diocese was split; the former dioceses of Cashel, Waterford and Lismore merged with the "United Dioceses of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin" to become the United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory. The remaining part - the former diocese of Emly - was merged with

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List of bishops

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop of Cashel and Waterford Bishops of Cashel and Ossory Diocese of Cashel and Ossory Bishops of Ardmore or Lismore or of Waterford Cashel and Waterford Religion in County Waterford