Diocese of Ferns - Vocations

A Diocese is the Christian community of a particular area which is placed under the care of a bishop. The Diocese of Ferns incorporates Co. Wexford and parts of Wicklow and Carlow, and has a population of about 105,000 catholics.

Each Diocese is made up of a number of parishes. These are the local communities in which people live out their faith supported by one another and by the priests who are sent by the Bishop to minister among them. Most diocesan priests are engaged in parish ministry

Diocesan priests look after the day to day spiritual needs of the people of a particular Diocese. They work as part of a team led by the Bishop who has overall responsibility for the diocese. This is a ministry which has been going on since the time of the apostles.