The Redemptorists are an international congregation of priests and brothers founded in Southern Italy in 1732 by St Alphonsus Liguori. The foundation of the congregation was a response to Alphonsus’ work among the poor in the city of Naples and especially in the mountainous regions of Southern Italy. He was heartbroken to discover people who did not realise how much God loved them and who, as a consequence of this and the grinding poverty in which they lived, had little sense of their human dignity. Alphonsus inspires Redemptorists in their various efforts to promote the liberation and salvation of the whole human person. (Redemptorist Rule of Life)

The Redemptorists first came to Limerick in 1851 to preach a mission in St John’s Cathedral. Two years later they established a temporary presence in Bank Place and moved to the present site – which they named Mount St Alphonsus – in 1854. Our wonderful church was dedicated on December 7th, 1862.

Mount St Alphonsus has been a great centre of Redemptorist and Catholic life since its foundation and members of the community have preached the Gospel the length and breadth of Ireland. Our other communities in Ireland were founded from here and Redemptorists from Mount St Alphonsus have taken the Redemptorist way of life and the Gospel message to Australia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, India and Brazil.

The present members of the community are:

Frs. Adrian Egan(Rector), Patrick Breen, Peter Byrne, Thomas Byrne, Seamus Devitt, Seamus Enright, John Goode, John Hanna, Tadhg Herbert, John Lucey, Sean Lawlor, Joseph MacLoughlin, David McNamara, James Murphy, James O’Connor, Michael O’Connor, John J. O’Ríordáin, John P. O’Riordan, Denis O’Sullivan, Patrick O’Sullivan, William Power, Patrick Walsh.

Brs. Seamus Campion, John Cashman, Anthony McCrave.