Archdiocese of Dublin
| Archdiocese of Dublin | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Diocesan bishop | Diarmuid Martin |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
Raymond W. Field Eamonn Oliver Walsh |
| Vicar General | Lorcan O'Brien |
| founding | 1028 |
| surface | 3,184 km² |
| Parishes | 199 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,440,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,158,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 362 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 764 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,028 |
| Permanent deacons | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 1,046 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 2,148 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral |
| Website | dublindiocese.ie/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Ferns Kildare and Leighlin Ossory |
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The Archdiocese of Dublin ( Latin Archidioecesis Dublinensis , Irish Ard-Deoise Bhaile Átha Cliath , English Archdiocese of Dublin ) is the largest diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland with its seat in Dublin .
In 633 the diocese was founded by Pope Honorius I and in 1152 by Pope Eugene III. raised to the archbishopric.
Its area includes former County Dublin , almost all of County Wicklow , a large part of County Kildare and parts of Counties Carlow , Wexford and Laois . The dioceses of Ferns , Kildare and Leighlin and Ossory are assigned as suffragan dioceses .
Episcopal Church
The Dublin Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church is known as the "Pro-Cathedral". This is to express that the Catholics still see the Christ Church Cathedral (also: The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity) as their "real" episcopal church. It had been the Church of the Archbishops of Dublin from the Middle Ages until it fell to the Anglican Church of Ireland like all church property in the 16th century under Henry VIII . The Procathedral was built in the classical style in 1814-1825 and is one of the largest churches in Ireland.
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Dublin on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
