Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns

Diocese of Ferns

Dioecesis Fernensis

Deoise Fearna
Location
CountryIreland
TerritoryMost of County Wexford and parts of County Wicklow
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Dublin
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Dublin
Statistics
Area1,158 sq mi (3,000 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2019)
  • 126,277
  • 100,679 (79.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established7th Century
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy
Patron saintSt Aidan
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopMost Rev. Dr. Gerard Nash D.D,
Bishop of Ferns
Metropolitan ArchbishopDermot Farrell,
Archbishop of Dublin
Vicar GeneralVery 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 emeritusDenis 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.