Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns
Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Diocese of Ferns (Template:Langx) 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.[1][2][3] The incumbent Ordinary is Gerard Nash.
Geographical remit
The See covers most of County Wexford and some of County Carlow and County Wicklow. The major towns are Enniscorthy, Gorey, New Ross and Wexford, along with its namesake town of Ferns.
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History
W. H. Grattan Flood, author of the History of the Diocese of Ferns,[4] illustrates the origin of the Diocese, by stating:
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It is a far cry back to the year 598, when the See of Ferns was established, with St. Aedan (Mo-Aedh-og or Mogue) as first Bishop. During his episcopate thirty churches and numerous monasteries were founded. St. Ibar, St. Abban, St. Brendan, and St. Senan were also early labourers in the diocese. St. Aedan died on January 31, 630, leaving a fragrant memory behind him, and his episcopal See was known as Fearna-mor-Moedhoc."[5]
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Ordinaries
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- Thomas Furlong (1857–1875)
- Michael Warren (1876–1884)
- James Browne (1884–1917)
- William Codd (1917–1938)
- James Staunton (1938–1963)
- Donal Herlihy (1964–1983)
- Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC. (1984–2002)
- Denis Brennan (2006–2021)
- Gerard Nash (2021–present)
Sex abuse controversy
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See also
References
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- ↑ Diocese of Ferns Template:Webarchive. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ Archdiocese of Dublin Template:Webarchive. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ↑ Diocese of Ferns Template:Webarchive – Catholic Encyclopedia article. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ Grattan Flood, History, title page.
- ↑ Grattan Flood, History, p. ix.
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- ↑ Diocese of Ferns Template:Webarchive. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
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Sources
- Grattan Flood, W.H. History of the Diocese of Ferns. Waterford: Downey & Co., 1916.
External links
- Ferns.ie – Official site
- Diocese of Ferns (GCatholic.org)
- Catholic-Hierarchy.org – Diocese Profile
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