The Diocese of Ferns is an Irish diocese covering most of County Wexford. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dublin.

Origin

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Sex abuse controversy

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The October 2005 Report of the Ferns Inquiry has outlined the serious levels of clerical sex abuse in the diocese since the 1960s. It strongly criticised the former bishops of Ferns, Donal Herlihy and Brendan Comiskey for their inability to deal with the allegations of sexual abuse made against a number of priests.

See also

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• Ferns, County Wexford

References

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External links

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• Ferns.ie - Official site
• Diocese of Ferns (Giga-Catholic Information)
• Catholic-Hierarchy.org - Diocese Profile
• Profile from CatholicCity.com - info from Catholic Encyclopedia

Religion in Ireland | Roman_Catholic_dioceses_in_Ireland | County Wexford