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The pre-Reformation Christian church in Ireland was first divided into dioceses at the Synod of Ráth Breasail in 1111, although the dioceses of Dublin and Waterford were founded earlier by Hiberno Norse rulers with bishops consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in England.
The Church of Ireland has two cathedrals in Dublin: within the line of the walls of the old city is Christ Church Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop of Dublin, and just outside the old walls is St Patrick's Cathedral, which the church designated as the National Cathedral for Ireland in 1870. Cathedrals also exist in the other dioceses.
Church of Ireland dioceses in Northern Ireland (6 C, 6 P) A. Diocese of Armagh (Church of Ireland) (3 C, 5 P) C. Diocese of Cashel and Ossory (15 C, 26 P)
Catholic Dioceses on the island of Ireland. The colours indicate the ecclesiastical provinces, and the dark areas are archdioceses. Holy Cross Church, Diocese of Kerry This is a comprehensive list of Catholic dioceses in the island of Ireland.
The following lists the Anglican dioceses in the Church of England, the Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Ireland. For a list of all dioceses worldwide see List of Anglican dioceses.
The English-speaking minority in Ireland post-Reformation mostly adhered to the Church of Ireland or to Presbyterianism; the dioceses became integrated into this new church independent from the Catholic Church. In 1833, the two provinces of Dublin and Cashel were merged. Over the centuries, numerous dioceses were merged, in view of declining ...
There are six suffragan dioceses in the Province, which cover all of Northern Ireland and, in the Republic of Ireland, the counties of Donegal, Monaghan, Cavan, Louth, Leitrim, part of Sligo, Roscommon (except for its very south), Longford. It covers approximately half of the island of Ireland. The dioceses are: Armagh; Clogher; Connor; Derry ...
The Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 37) combined the Church of Ireland Archdiocese of Tuam with the Diocese of Killala and Achonry on 13 April 1834. However, Tuam retained its metropolitan status until the death of the incumbent Archbishop, Dr William Power Le Poer Trench, in 1839.