The diocese is divided into 58
parishes, which are spread across five counties: 38 in
Clare, thirteen in
Tipperary, five in
Offaly, one in
Limerick, and one group parish in
Laois. The parishes are grouped into 15 Pastoral Areas, where groups of priests are appointed to cover a number of parishes between them. As of 2018, there were 90 priests in the diocese: 52 under and 38 over the
mandatory retirement age of 75. However, by 2020, this had decreased to 70: 36 under and 34 over 70. Aside from the cathedral town of Ennis, the main towns in the diocese are
Birr,
Kilrush,
Nenagh,
Roscrea and
Shannon. ==Ordinaries==