Diocese of Waterford and Lismore

Historical Details

• Diocese of Waterford
  • Latin Name: Vaterfordiensis
  • Erected: 1096
  • Country: Ireland

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Nicolas Comyn † (13 Apr 1519 Appointed - 1548 Resigned)
• Patrick Comerford, O.S.A. † (12 Feb 1629 Appointed - 10 Mar 1652 Died)
• John Brenan † (19 Aug 1671 Appointed - 1693 Died)
• Richard Piers † (21 May 1696 Confirmed - 29 May 1739 Resigned)
• Sylvester Lloyd, O.F.M. † (29 May 1739 Appointed - 1750 Died)
• Peter Creagh † ( 1750 Succeeded - 1774 Died)
• William Egan † ( 1774 Succeeded - 22 Jul 1796 Died)
• Thomas Hussey † (Jan 1797 Appointed - Jul 1803 Died)
• John Power † (27 Jan 1804 Appointed - 27 Jan 1816 Died)
• Robert Walsh † (4 Jul 1817 Appointed - 1 Oct 1821 Died)
• Patrick Kelly † (22 Feb 1822 Appointed - 8 Oct 1829 Died)
• William Abraham † (12 Jan 1830 Appointed - 23 Jan 1837 Died)
• Nicholas Foran † (6 Jun 1837 Appointed - 11 May 1855 Died)
• Dominic O’Brien † (3 Aug 1855 Appointed - 12 Jun 1873 Died)
• John Power † (12 Jun 1873 Succeeded - 17 Dec 1887 Died)
• Peter Power † (17 Dec 1887 Succeeded - 22 May 1889 Died)
• John Egan † (19 Nov 1889 Appointed - 10 Jun 1891 Died)
• Richard Alphonsus Sheehan † (15 Jan 1892 Appointed - 14 Oct 1915 Died)
• Bernard Hackett, C.SS.R. † (29 Jan 1916 Appointed - 1 Jun 1932 Died)
• Jeremiah Kinane † (21 Apr 1933 Appointed - 31 Jan 1942 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly))
• Daniel Cohalan † (30 Jan 1943 Appointed - 27 Jan 1965 Died)
• Michael Russell † (8 Nov 1965 Appointed - 27 May 1993 Retired)
• William Lee (27 May 1993 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
1950	104,900	107,350	97.7%	125	80	205	511		275	678	39	ap1951
1970	98,126	99,235	98.9%	123	85	208	471		351	700	39	ap1971
1980	117,900	119,000	99.1%	107	86	193	610		218	607	44	ap1981
1990	124,977	126,613	98.7%	110	97	207	603		207	577	45	ap1991
1999	135,419	137,564	98.4%	103	85	188	720		150	472	45	ap2000
2000	137,364	139,477	98.5%	102	84	186	738		145	460	45	ap2001
2001	138,829	140,969	98.5%	102	78	180	771		137	448	45	ap2002
2002	135,879	138,649	98.0%	101	72	173	785		126	429	45	ap2003
2003	135,879	138,649	98.0%	98	69	167	813		123	417	45	ap2004
2004	136,029	140,506	96.8%	95	66	161	844		116	395	45	ap2005
2010	144,027	152,136	94.7%	96	58	154	935		98	317	45	ap2011

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• William Lee (Bishop: 27 May 1993 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• William Abraham † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1830 to 23 Jan 1837)
• John Brenan † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1671 to 1693)
• Daniel Cohalan † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1943 to 27 Jan 1965)
• Patrick Comerford, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1629 to 10 Mar 1652)
• Nicolas Comyn † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1519 to 1548)
• Peter Creagh † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Apr 1745; Bishop: 1750 to 1774)
• Robert Dunne † (Priest: 4 Jun 1854 to 3 Jan 1882)
• John Egan † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1889 to 10 Jun 1891)
• William Egan † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Mar 1771; Bishop: 1774 to 22 Jul 1796)
• Nicholas Foran † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1837 to 11 May 1855)
• Bernard Hackett, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1916 to 1 Jun 1932)
• Thomas Hussey † (Bishop: Jan 1797 to Jul 1803)
• Patrick Kelly † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1822 to 8 Oct 1829)
• Jeremiah Kinane † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1933 to 31 Jan 1942)
• Sylvester Lloyd, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 29 May 1739 to 1750)
• Dominic O’Brien † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1855 to 12 Jun 1873)
• Patrick Joseph O’Connor † (Priest: 18 Sep 1875 to 12 Jan 1903)
• Richard Piers † (Bishop: 21 May 1696 to 29 May 1739)
• John Power † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 May 1873; Bishop: 12 Jun 1873 to 17 Dec 1887)
• John Power † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1804 to 27 Jan 1816)
• Peter Power † (Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Jan 1886; Bishop: 17 Dec 1887 to 22 May 1889)
• Michael Russell † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1965 to 27 May 1993)
• Michael Sheehan † (Priest: 16 Jun 1895 to 22 Feb 1922)
• Richard Alphonsus Sheehan † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1892 to 14 Oct 1915)
• Thomas Stritch † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Dec 1743 to 20 Feb 1745)
• Robert Walsh † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1817 to 1 Oct 1821)