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Diocese of

Ferns

Ireland Ireland

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Dublin

Website: Link

History

  • 700: Established as Diocese of Ferns / Fernen(sis) (Latin)

Special Churches


Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ferns (Roman Rite)

Bishop Denis Brennan (64)Bishop Denis Brennan (64)
(2006.03.01 – ...)

Born:1945.06.20 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1970.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:2006.04.23

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (2006.03.01 – ...)

Bishop Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC. (73)Bishop Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC. (73)
(1984.04.04 – 2002.04.06)

Born:1935.08.13 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1961.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:1980.01.20

Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) (1979.12.03 – 1984.04.04)

Titular Bishop of Thibilis (1979.12.03 – 1984.04.04)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1984.04.04 – 2002.04.06)

Bishop Donald J. Herlihy
(1964.10.30 – 1983.04.02)

Born:1908.11.29 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1931.04.04
Consecrated Bishop:1964.11.15
Died:1983.04.02 († 74)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1964.10.30 – 1983.04.02)

Bishop James Staunton
(1938.12.10 – 1963.06.27)

Born:1889.02.20 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1913.06.22
Consecrated Bishop:1939.02.05
Died:1963.06.27 († 74)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1938.12.10 – 1963.06.27)

Bishop William Codd
(1917.12.07 – 1938.03.12)

Born:1864.07.06 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Died:1938.03.12 († 73)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1917.12.07 – 1938.03.12)

Bishop James Browne
(1884.07.06 – 1917.06.21)

Born:1842.08.28
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Died:1917.06.21 († 74)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1884.07.06 – 1917.06.21)

Bishop Michael Warren
(1876.03.14 – 1884)

Born:1826 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1853
Consecrated Bishop:1876.05.07
Died:1885.04.22 († 59)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1876.03.14 – 1884)

Bishop Thomas Furlong
(1857.01.09 – 1875.11.12)

Born:1803 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1826.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:1857.03.22
Died:1875.11.12 († 72)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1857.01.09 – 1875.11.12)

Bishop James Keating
(1819 – 1849.09)

Born:1783 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1808
Consecrated Bishop:1819.03.21
Died:1849.09 († 66)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1819 – 1849.09)

Bishop Patrick Ryan
(1814.01.14 – 1819.03.09)

Born: (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1805.02.02
Died:1819.03.09

Coadjutor Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1804.10.02 – 1814.01.14)

Titular Bishop of Germaniciana (1804.10.02 – 1814.01.14)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1814.01.14 – 1819.03.09)

Bishop James Caulfield
(1785 – 1814.01.14)

Born: (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Died:1814.01.14

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1785 – 1814.01.14)

Bishop Nicholas Sweetman
(1745.01.25 – 1786.10.21)

Born:1696 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Died:1786.10.21 († 90)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1745.01.25 – 1786.10.21)

Bishop Nicolas Franch
(1645 – 1652)

Born:1604 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1645.12.03
Died:1678.08.23 († 74)

Bishop of Ferns (Ireland) (1645 – 1652)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1652 – 1666)

Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France) (1666 – 1668)

Auxiliary Bishop of Gent (Belgium) (1668 – 1678.08.23)

Past Prelates

as of 2009.06.30

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