Diocese of Ferns, Ireland

Founded

• 598 by Saint Aedan of Ferns

Suffragan of

• Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland

Bishops

• Saint Aedan of Ferns
• Saint Cillene
• Saint Mochua
• Saint Moling
• Bishop Ailbe O’Molloy
• Bishop Ambrose O’Callaghan
• Bishop Brendan Oliver Comiskey
• Bishop Denis Brennan
• Bishop Donald J. Herlihy
• Bishop James Browne
• Bishop James Caulfield
• Bishop James Keatinge
• Bishop James Staunton
• Bishop John Roche
• Bishop John Stafford
• Bishop John Verdon
• Bishop Luke Wadding
• Bishop Michael Rossiter
• Bishop Michael Warren
• Bishop Myles Murphy
• Bishop Nicholas Sweetman
• Bishop Nicolas Franch
• Bishop O’Lyman
• Bishop Patrick Ryan
• Bishop Peter Power
• Bishop Thomas Furlong
• Bishop William Codd

Additional Information

• Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
• Diocese of Ferns
• Patron Saints of the Diocese

Notes

Ruins of early priories and abbeys may be seen in the diocese.

MLA Citation

• “Diocese of Ferns, Ireland”. Gazetteer of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 November 2010. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/diocese-of-ferns-ireland/>