Diocese of Cork and Ross
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Diocese of Cork and Ross Dioecesis Corcagiensis et Rossensis Deoise Chorcaí agus Rosa |
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The Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | City of Cork and south-western parts of County Cork |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Cashel |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,290 sq mi (3,300 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 240,000 220,000 (91.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | United 19 April 1958 |
| Cathedral | St Mary and St Anne's Cathedral, Cork |
| Patron saint | Cork: St Finbarr Ross: St Fachtna |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
John Buckley, Bishop of Cork and Ross |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Kieran O'Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly |
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| Website | |
| corkandross.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross (Irish: Deoise Chorcaí agus Rosa) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The diocese is in the secular province of Munster. The diocese was formed by an ex aequo principaliter union on 19 April 1958, between the Dioceses of Cork and Ross. The incumbent Ordinary is the Most Rev. Dr. John Buckley. The cathedral church of the diocese is Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne.
The diocese incorporates the city of Cork and the southern and western parts of County Cork, including the towns of Bandon, Bantry, Carrigaline, Clonakilty, Kinsale and Macroom.
Bishops of Cork and Cloyne
Bishops of Cork
Bishops of Cork and Ross
The bishops were also Apostolic Administrators of the Diocese of Ross 1693–1747 and 1954–1958.
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