| Diocese of Limerick Dioecesis Limericiensis |
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St John's Cathedral, Limerick |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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The Diocese of Limerick, shown in pink, within the Province of Cashel |
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| 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.
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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 |
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| 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 |
List of bishops since the 1814:
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]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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