Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns
Diocese of Ferns Dioecesis Fernensis Deoise Fearna | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Wexford and parts of County Wicklow |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Dublin |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Dublin |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,158 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7th Century |
| Cathedral | St Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy |
| Patron saint | St Aidan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Dr. Gerard Nash D.D, Bishop of Ferns |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dermot Farrell, Archbishop of Dublin |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Fr. Brian Broaders P.P V.G Very Rev. Fr. Sean Devereux P.P V.F (Dean), Very Rev. Denis Kelly P.P V.F (Dean), Very Rev. Aodhan Marken P.P V.F (Dean), Very Rev. Roger O’ Neill P.P V.F (Dean) |
| Bishops emeritus | Denis Brennan |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| ferns.ie | |
The Diocese of Ferns (Irish: Deoise Fhearna) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church 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. The incumbent Ordinary is Gerard Nash.