The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore (

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. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the

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of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly.Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
. Catholic-Hierarchy''. Retrieved 3 June 2011. The Reverend Dr.

Alphonsus Cullinan Alphonsus Cullinan (born 1959) is the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. Early life and education Born in Lahinch, County Clare in 1959, he was educated at Crescent College and trained as a school teacher in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick (B.Ed ...

was installed Bishop of the Diocese of

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and Lismore on 12 April 2015. The Bishop Emeritus is William Lee.

Parishes

The geographic remit of the diocese includes

city and the county of

as well as part of counties

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and Cork. As well as

city, the diocese contains the towns of

Cahir Cahir (; ) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Iffa and Offa West. Location and access For much of the twentieth century, Cahir stood at an intersection of two busy national roadways: the Dubli ...

Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the s ...

, Dungarvan and

Tramore Tramore (; ) is a seaside town in County Waterford, on the southeast coast of Ireland. With humble origins as a small fishing village, the area saw rapid development upon the arrival of the railway from Waterford City in 1853. Initially, the ...

. There are 45 parishes in the diocese with an estimated Catholic population of 44,000.

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External links

official website

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from the ''

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'', The Mary Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:Waterford and Lismore 1363 establishments in Ireland Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cashel

Parishes

Ordinaries

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