Archbishop of Cashel
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The Archbishop of Cashel is an archiepiscopal
title which takes its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary
in Ireland
. The title is still in use in the Roman Catholic Church
, but in the Church of Ireland
it was downgraded to a bishopric
in 1838.
of Cashel
was established at the Synod of Rathbreasail
in 1111 and was promoted to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel at the Synod of Kells in 1152.
Following the Reformation
, there are two parallel episcopal successions: one of the Church of Ireland
and the other of the Roman Catholic Church
.
In the Church of Ireland
In 1569, the Anglican bishopric of Emly
was united to Cashel. On the death of Archbishop Laurence in 1838, the Church of Ireland Province
of Cashel was united to the Province of Dublin. The episcopal see
ceased to be an archbishopric becoming instead the bishopric of Cashel and Waterford
.
In the Roman Catholic Church
From the 1560s to the late 17th century, the Roman Catholic succession had an unsettled history. While some archbishops appointed, but there were periods when the see was vacant or administered by vicars apostolic
. From the 18th century onwards there has been a consistent succession of archbishops. Since 10 May 1718, the archbishops of Cashel have also been bishops of Emly
when the two titles were united.
The Incumbent is the Most Reverend Dermot Clifford who succeeded as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
on 12 September 1988.
Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
title which takes its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary
Cashel, County Tipperary
Cashel is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 2936 at the 2006 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. Additionally, the cathedra of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly was originally in the town prior to the English Reformation....
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The title is still in use in the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
, but in the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
it was downgraded to a bishopric
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
in 1838.
History
The DioceseDiocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Cashel
Cashel, County Tipperary
Cashel is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 2936 at the 2006 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. Additionally, the cathedra of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly was originally in the town prior to the English Reformation....
was established at the Synod of Rathbreasail
Synod of Rathbreasail
The Synod of Ráth Breasail took place in Ireland in 1111. It marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan and parish-based church...
in 1111 and was promoted to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel at the Synod of Kells in 1152.
Following the Reformation
Reformation in Ireland
The Reformation in Ireland was a movement for the reform of religious life and institutions that was introduced into Ireland by the English administration at the behest of King Henry VIII of England. His desire for an annulment of his marriage was known as the King's Great Matter...
, there are two parallel episcopal successions: one of the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
and the other of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
.
In the Church of Ireland
In 1569, the Anglican bishopric of Emly
Bishop of Emly
The Bishop of Emly was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Emly in County Tipperary, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1569 and by the Roman Catholic Church until 1718...
was united to Cashel. On the death of Archbishop Laurence in 1838, the Church of Ireland Province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Cashel was united to the Province of Dublin. The episcopal see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
ceased to be an archbishopric becoming instead the bishopric of Cashel and Waterford
Bishop of Cashel and Waterford
The Bishop of Cashel and Waterford was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Waterford; comprising all of County Waterford, the southern part of County Tipperary and a small part of County Limerick, Ireland.-History:In the Church of Ireland, although not in the Roman Catholic...
.
In the Roman Catholic Church
From the 1560s to the late 17th century, the Roman Catholic succession had an unsettled history. While some archbishops appointed, but there were periods when the see was vacant or administered by vicars apostolic
Apostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
. From the 18th century onwards there has been a consistent succession of archbishops. Since 10 May 1718, the archbishops of Cashel have also been bishops of Emly
Bishop of Emly
The Bishop of Emly was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Emly in County Tipperary, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1569 and by the Roman Catholic Church until 1718...
when the two titles were united.
The Incumbent is the Most Reverend Dermot Clifford who succeeded as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in mid-western Ireland. The diocese is in the secular province of Munster. The Diocese of Cashel was established in 1111 by the Synod of Rathbreasail and promoted to the status of a Metropolitan Province in 1152 by the...
on 12 September 1988.
Pre-Reformation archbishops
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| 1111 | unknown | Máel Ísu Ua hAinmere | Translated from Waterford Bishop of Waterford The Bishop of Waterford was a medieval prelate, governing the Diocese of Waterford from its creation in the 11th century until it was absorbed into the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore in the 14th century... ; appointed archbishop at the Synod of Rathbreasail Synod of Rathbreasail The Synod of Ráth Breasail took place in Ireland in 1111. It marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan and parish-based church... in 1111, but appears to have resigned it shortly afterwards and retired back to Waterford; died in 1135; also known as Malchus |
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| unknown | 1131 | Máel Ísu Ua Fogluda | Died in office; also known as Mauricius | ||
| 1131 | 1137 | Domnall Ua Conaing | Translated from Killaloe in 1131; died in office | ||
| 1137/38 | 1158 | Domnall Ua Lonngargáin | Translated from Killaloe in 1137 or 1138; became the metropolitan archbishop Metropolitan bishop In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of... when he received the pallium Pallium The pallium is an ecclesiastical vestment in the Roman Catholic Church, originally peculiar to the Pope, but for many centuries bestowed by him on metropolitans and primates as a symbol of the jurisdiction delegated to them by the Holy See. In that context it has always remained unambiguously... from the Papal Legate, Giovanni Paparoni Giovanni Paparoni Giovanni Paparoni was an Italian Cardinal and prominent papal legate in dealings with Ireland and Scotland.He was created Cardinal by Pope Celestine II in 1143. He presided at the Synod of Kells in 1152, which decided the system of four archbishops for Ireland... , in 1152; died in office |
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| bef.1172 | 1182 | Domnall Ua hUallacháin | Died in office; also known as Donatus | ||
| bef.1186 | 1206 | Muirges Ua hÉnna, O.Cist. | Died at Holy Cross Abbey Holy Cross Abbey The Holy Cross Abbey in Tipperary is a restored Cistercian monastery in Holycross near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir. It takes its name from a relic of the True Cross or Holy rood.... ; also recorded as Matthaeus, Mauricius, and Matthew O'Heney |
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| c.1208 | 1216 | Donnchad Ua Lonngargáin I | Died at Rome or Cîteaux Abbey Cîteaux Abbey Cîteaux Abbey is a Roman Catholic abbey located in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, south of Dijon, France. Today it belongs to the Trappists, or Cistercians of the Strict Observance . The Cistercian order takes its name from this mother house of Cîteaux, earlier Cisteaux, near Nuits-Saint-Georges... before July 1216; also recorded as Donatus and Dionysius |
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| 1216 | 1223 | Donnchad Ua Lonngargáin II, O.Cist. | Consecrated before July 1216; resigned before August 1223; died 1232; | ||
| 1223 | Michael Scotus Michael Scot Michael Scot was a medieval mathematician and scholar.- Early life and education :He was born in Scotland, and studied first at the cathedral school of Durham and then at Oxford and Paris, devoting himself to philosophy, mathematics, and astrology... |
Appointed but never consecrated; died 1235 | |||
| 1223 | 1237 | Mairín Ó Briain, O.S.A. Augustinians The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:... |
Elected archbishop after 19 August 1224; translated from Cork Bishop of Cork The Bishop of Cork was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the city of Cork in southern Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics... 20 June 1224; resigned 6 June 1237; died at Inislounaght Abbey Inislounaght Abbey Inislounaght Abbey, , also referred to as Innislounaght, Inislounacht and De Surio, was a 12th century Cistercian settlement on the river Suir, near Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland... in 1238 and was buried there |
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| 1238 | 1253 | David mac Cellaig, O.P. Dominican Order The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France... |
Translated from Cloyne Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it is a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.... before December 1238; confirmed 1239; died 4 April 1253; also recorded as David MacKelly or O'Kelly |
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| 1254 | 1289 | David Mac Cerbaill, O. Cist. | Previously dean Dean (religion) A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:... of Cashel Rock of Cashel The Rock of Cashel , also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historic site in Ireland's province of Munster, located at Cashel, South Tipperary.-History:... ; elected archbishop and appointed 17 August 1254; died before 4 September 1289; also known as David Mac Carwill |
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| 1290 | 1302 | Stiamna Ó Brácáin | Previously archdeacon of Glendalough Glendalough Glendalough or Glendaloch is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is renowned for its Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a hermit priest, and partly destroyed in 1398 by English troops.... (1288–1290); elected before 31 January 1290; appointed 21 August 1290; died 25 July 1302; also known as Stephen O'Brogan |
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| 1303 | 1304 | Mauricius Mac Cerbaill | Previously Dean of Cashel; elected archbishop by the chapter; gave fealty Fealty An oath of fealty, from the Latin fidelitas , is a pledge of allegiance of one person to another. Typically the oath is made upon a religious object such as a Bible or saint's relic, often contained within an altar, thus binding the oath-taker before God.In medieval Europe, fealty was sworn between... to the king Edward I of England Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons... 24 May 1303; appointed 17 November 1303; died circa 28 July 1304; also known as Maurice Mac Carwell or Mac Cerwill |
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| 1317 | 1326 | William FitzJohn William FitzJohn William Fitzjohn was a leading prelate in early fourteenth century Ireland. He held the offices of Bishop of Ossory, Archbishop of Cashel, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland- Early Career :... |
Translated from Ossory Bishop of Ossory The Bishop of Ossory is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of Ossory... 26 March 1317; died 15 September 1326 |
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| 1327 | 1329 | Seoán Mac Cerbaill | Translated from Meath Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 19 January 1327; gave fealty Fealty An oath of fealty, from the Latin fidelitas , is a pledge of allegiance of one person to another. Typically the oath is made upon a religious object such as a Bible or saint's relic, often contained within an altar, thus binding the oath-taker before God.In medieval Europe, fealty was sworn between... to the king Edward III of England Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe... 26 September 1327; died circa 27 July 1329; also known as John MacCarwill |
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| 1329 | 1331 | Walter le Rede | Translated from Cork Bishop of Cork The Bishop of Cork was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the city of Cork in southern Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics... 20 October 1329; died 17 June 1331 |
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| 1332 | 1345 | Eóin Ó Grada | Previously treasurer of Cashel; appointed 27 March 1332; died 8 July 1345 | ||
| 1346 | 1361 | Radulphus Ó Ceallaigh, O.Carm. Carmelites The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites is a Catholic religious order perhaps founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel, hence its name. However, historical records about its origin remain uncertain... |
Translated from Leighlin Bishop of Leighlin The Bishop of Leighlin was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the small town of Old Leighlin in County Carlow, Ireland.The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland, it is held by the Bishop of Cashel and Ossory, whose full title is the Bishop of Cashel,... 9 January 1346; acted as a suffragan bishop Suffragan bishop A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:... in the Diocese of Winchester Diocese of Winchester The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England.Founded in 676, it is one of the oldest and largest of the dioceses in England.The area of the diocese incorporates:... in 1346; died 20 November 1361; his surname was possibly Ó Caollaidhe |
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| 1362 | George Roche | Became archbishop before 12 September 1362; doubtful whether he ever was in full possession of the see, or even was consecrated, being unfortunately drowned (probably on his return from Rome) in late 1362; also known as George de Rupe | |||
| 1362 | 1365 | See vacant | |||
| 1365 | 1372 | Tomás Mac Cearbhaill | Translated from Tuam Archbishop of Tuam The Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:... before 8 March 1365; died 8 February 1372; also known as Thomas MacCarwill |
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| 1373 | 1380 | Philip of Torrington, O.F.M. Franciscan Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities.... |
Appointed 5 September 1373; died in 1380 | ||
| 1382 | 1387 | Michael, O.F.M. Franciscan Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities.... |
Appointed by Avignon Pope Clement VII Antipope Clement VII Robert of Geneva was elected to the papacy as Pope Clement VII by the French cardinals who opposed Urban VI, and was the first Avignon antipope of the Western Schism.-Biography:... 22 October 1382; translated to the bishopric of the Isles Bishop of the Isles The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Sodor, one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics. The bishopric, encompasing both the Hebrides and Mann, probably traces its origins as an ecclesiastical unity to the careers of Olaf, King of the Isles,... 15 July 1387; died circa 1398 |
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| unknown | 1405 | Peter Hackett | Previously archdeacon of Cashel; appointed by Pope Urban VI Pope Urban VI Pope Urban VI , born Bartolomeo Prignano, was Pope from 1378 to 1389.-Biography:Born in Itri, he was a devout monk and learned casuist, trained at Avignon. On March 21, 1364, he was consecrated Archbishop of Acerenza in the Kingdom of Naples... , but date is unknown; got possession of temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... 28 October 1385; died circa 1405 |
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| 1406 | 1440 | Richard O'Hedian | Appointed before 6 April 1406; consecrated before 17 June 1406; died 21 July 1440; known in Gaelic as Risdeárd Ó hÉidigheáin. | ||
| 1440 | 1451 | John Cantwell I | Previously archdeacon of Ossory; elected archbishop and was appointed 21 November 1440; consecrated before 28 March 1442; died 14 February 1451 or 1452 | ||
| 1452 | 1484 | John Cantwell II | Previously dean Dean (religion) A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:... of Cashel Rock of Cashel The Rock of Cashel , also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historic site in Ireland's province of Munster, located at Cashel, South Tipperary.-History:... ; appointed 2 May and consecrated after 2 May 1452; died before May 1484 |
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| 1484 | 1503 | David Creagh | Appointed 10 May and consecrated 14 June 1484; died 5 September 1503 | ||
| c.1504 | 1524 | Maurice FitzGerald | Became archbishop circa 1504; died before October 1524 | ||
| 1524 | 1551 | Edmund Butler, O.Trin. Trinitarian Order The Order of the Holy Trinity is a Catholic religious order that was founded in the area of Cerfroid, some 80 km northeast of Paris, at the end of the twelfth century. The founder was St. John de Matha, whose feast day is celebrated on 17 December... |
Appointed 21 October 1524; consecrated after 3 January 1525; accepted royal supremacy; died 5 March 1551 | ||
| 1553 | 1561 | Roland Baron Fitzgerald | Appointed by Queen Mary I Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... on 14 October 1553 and consecrated in December 1553, however, he does not seem to have been confirmed by Pope Julius III Pope Julius III Pope Julius III , born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was Pope from 7 February 1550 to 1555.... ; died 28 October 1561 |
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| 1561 | 1567 | See vacant | |||
| After the Reformation Reformation in Ireland The Reformation in Ireland was a movement for the reform of religious life and institutions that was introduced into Ireland by the English administration at the behest of King Henry VIII of England. His desire for an annulment of his marriage was known as the King's Great Matter... , there are two episcopal successions. |
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Church of Ireland succession
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| 1567 | 1570 | James MacCawell | Nominated 12 February and letters patent Letters patent Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation... 2 October 1567; died in 1570 |
| 1571 | 1622 | Miler Magrath Miler Magrath Miler Magrath or Miler McGrath , was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland. He came from a family of hereditary historians to the O'Brien clan. He entered the Franciscan Order and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood... |
Translated from Clogher Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one... ; appointed 3 February 1571; also held in commendam In Commendam In canon law, commendam was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron... the following bishoprics, Waterford and Lismore Bishop of Waterford and Lismore The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in the Republic of Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church.... 1582-89 and 1592–1607, Achonry 1603-22, Killala Bishop of Killala The Bishop of Killala is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:... 1607-22; died 14 November 1622. |
| 1623 | 1629 | Malcolm Hamilton Malcolm Hamilton (archbishop) Malcolm Hamilton was a Scotsman who became the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Cashel from 1623 to 1629.He was Rector of Devenish, before being appointed Chancellor of Down in 1612. He was consecrated archbishop of Cashel at Drogheda by Archbishop Christopher Hampton of Armagh on 29 June 1623... |
Nominated 8 March and consecrated 29 June 1623; died 25 April 1629 |
| 1629 | 1659 | Archibald Hamilton | Translated from Killala and Achonry Bishop of Killala and Achonry The Bishop of Killala and Achonry was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killala and Achonry in the Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam. The diocese comprised part of Counties Mayo and Sligo in Ireland.... ; nominated 14 November 1629 and letters patent 20 April 1630; died at Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... in 1659 |
| 1660 | 1667 | Thomas Fulwar | Translated from Ardfert and Aghadoe Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe The Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Ardfert and townland of Aghadoe, both in County Kerry, Ireland.-History:... ; nominated 2 August 1660 and letters patent 1 February 1661; died 31 March 1667 |
| 1667 | 1685 | Thomas Price | Translated from Kildare Bishop of Kildare The Bishop of Kildare was an episcopal title which took its name after the town of Kildare in County Kildare, Ireland. The title is no longer in use by any of the main Christian churches having been united with other bishoprics. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title has been merged with that of... ; nominated 20 April and letters patent 30 March 1667; died 4 August 1685 |
| 1690 | 1694 | Narcissus Marsh Narcissus Marsh Narcissus Marsh was an English clergyman who was successively Church of Ireland Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, Archbishop of Cashel, Archbishop of Dublin and Archbishop of Armagh.... |
Translated from Ferns and Leighlin Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin The Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Ferns and Leighlin in the Province of Dublin. The diocese comprised all of counties Wexford and Carlow and part of counties Wicklow and Laois in Ireland.... ; nominated 25 December 1690 and letters patent 26 February 1691; translated to Dublin Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland) The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland... 24 May 1694 |
| 1694 | 1727 | William Palliser | Translated from Cloyne Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it is a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.... ; nominated 10 April and letters patent 26 June 1694; died 1 January 1727. |
| 1727 | William Nicolson William Nicolson William Nicolson was an English divine and antiquary.-Life:He was born in Plumbland, Cumberland, the son of Joseph Nicolson, Rector of Plumbland and educated at the school in nearby Dovenby... |
Translated from Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... ; nominated 10 January and letters patent 28 January 1727; died 14 February 1727 |
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| 1727 | 1729 | Timothy Godwin | Translated from Kilmore and Ardagh Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh The Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Kilmore and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh. The Diocese of Kilmore comprised most of County Cavan and parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo... ; nominated 20 June and letters patent 3 July 1727; died 13 December 1729. |
| 1729 | 1744 | Theophilus Bolton | Translated from Elphin; nominated 26 December 1729 and letters patent 6 January 1730; died 31 January 1744. |
| 1744 | 1752 | Arthur Price | Translated from Meath and Clonmacnoise Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... ; nominated 20 April and letters patent 7 May 1744; died 17 July 1752 |
| 1752 | 1753 | John Whitcombe | Translated from Down and Connor Bishop of Down and Connor The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick and the village of Connor in Northern Ireland... ; nominated 12 August and letters patent 1 September 1752; died 22 September 1753 |
| 1754 | 1779 | Michael Cox | Translated from Ossory Bishop of Ossory The Bishop of Ossory is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of Ossory... ; nominated 3 January and letters patent 22 January 1754; died 28 May 1779 |
| 1779 | 1801 | Charles Agar Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton , was an Anglo-Irish Protestant clergyman. He served as Archbishop of Dublin from 1801 to 1809.... |
Translated from Clogher Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one... ; nominated 26 July and letters patent 6 August 1779; translated to Dublin Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland) The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland... 7 December 1801; he was created Baron Somerton in 1795, Viscount Somerton in 1800, and Earl of Normanton Earl of Normanton Earl of Normanton is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1806 for Charles Agar, 1st Viscount Somerton, Archbishop of Dublin. He had already been created Baron Somerton, of Somerton in the County of Kilkenny, in 1795 and Viscount Somerton, of Somerton in the County of Kilkenny, in... in 1806 |
| 1801 | 1822 | Hon. The Honourable The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:... Charles Brodrick Charles Brodrick The Right Reverend Charles Brodrick was a reforming Irish clergyman and Archbishop of Cashel in the Church of Ireland.-Origins and education:... |
Translated from Kilmore Bishop of Kilmore The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore in County Cavan, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:... ; nominated 21 November and letters patent 9 December 1801; died 6 May 1822 |
| 1822 | 1838 | Richard Laurence Richard Laurence Richard Laurence was an English Hebraist and Anglican churchman. He was made Regius Professor of Hebrew and canon of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1814, and Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland, in 1822.... |
Nominated 28 June and consecrated 21 July 1822; died 28 December 1838 |
| In 1838, the Church of Ireland archbishopric of Cashel lost its metropolitan status Metropolitan bishop In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of... and became the bishopric of Cashel and Waterford Bishop of Cashel and Waterford The Bishop of Cashel and Waterford was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Waterford; comprising all of County Waterford, the southern part of County Tipperary and a small part of County Limerick, Ireland.-History:In the Church of Ireland, although not in the Roman Catholic... |
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Roman Catholic succession
| Roman Catholic Archbishops of Cashel | |||
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| From | Until | Ordinary | Notes |
| 1567 | 1578 | Maurice MacGibbon, O.Cist. | Appointed 4 June 1567; died in office |
| 1578 | 1581 | See vacant | |
| 1581 | 1584 | Dermot O'Hurley Dermot O'Hurley Blessed Dermot O'Hurley - in Irish Diarmaid Ó hUrthuile - was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel during the reign of Elizabeth I who was put to death for treason... |
Appointed 11 September 1581; died 19 June 1584 |
| 1584 | 1603 | See vacant | |
| 1603 | 1624 | David Kearney | Appointed 21 May and consecrated 31 August 1603; died 14 August 1624 |
| 1624 | 1626 | See vacant | |
| 1626 | 1654 | Thomas Walsh | Appointed 27 April and consecrated 8 July 1626; died 5 May 1654 |
| apptd. 1657 | John de Burgo | Appointed vicar apostolic Apostolic vicariate An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more... of Cashel by papal brief Papal brief The Papal Brief is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a Papal Bull.-History:The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugenius IV , was clearly prompted for the same desire for greater simplicity... 17 April 1657; later became vicar apostolic of Killaloe in 1666 |
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| apptd. 1665 | Gerard Fitzgerald | Appointed vicar apostolic of Cashel by papal brief 24 November 1665 | |
| 1669 | 1674 | William Burgat | Appointed 11 January and consecrated 12 October 1669; died in office |
| 1674 | 1677 | See vacant | |
| 1677 | 1693 | John Brenan | Translated from Waterford and Lismore Bishop of Waterford and Lismore The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in the Republic of Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church.... ; appointed archbishop 8 March 1677, but continued to administer Waterford and Lismore; died in office |
| 1693 | 1695 | See vacant | |
| 1695 | 1710 | Edward Comerford | Appointed 14 November 1695; also administed Emly Bishop of Emly The Bishop of Emly was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Emly in County Tipperary, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1569 and by the Roman Catholic Church until 1718... and Kilfenora Bishop of Kilfenora The Bishop of Kilfenora was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Kilfenora in County Clare, Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, the title is now united with other bishoprics.-History:... 1705-10; died 21 February 1710 |
| 1711 | 1757 | Christopher Butler | Appointed 1 September 1711 and consecrated 18 October 1712; also was administer of Ross 1711-30; became Bishop of Emly Bishop of Emly The Bishop of Emly was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Emly in County Tipperary, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1569 and by the Roman Catholic Church until 1718... when the diocese united to Cashel on 10 May 1718; died 4 September 1757 |
| 1757 | 1774 | James Butler I | Appointed coadjutor archbishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... 16 January and consecrated in May 1750; succeeded 4 September 1757; died 17 May 1774 |
| 1774 | 1791 | James Butler II | Appointed coadjutor archbishop 15 March and consecrated 4 July 1773; succeeded 17 May 1774; died 29 July 1791 |
| 1792 | 1820 | Thomas Bray Thomas Bray (archbishop of Cashel) Thomas Bray D.D. was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Cashel in 1792. He was born in the diocese of Cashel on 5 March 1759, and died in 1820.-Works:... |
Appointed 20 July and consecrated 14 October 1792; died 15 December 1820 |
| 1820 | 1821 | Patrick Everard | Appointed coadjutor archbishop 29 September 1814; succeeded 15 December 1820; died 31 March 1821 |
| 1821 | 1823 | See vacant | |
| 1823 | 1833 | Robert Laffan Robert Laffan Robert Laffan was the son of Walter Laffan, Esquire, of Cashel in County Tipperary, Ireland, and a grandson of Richard de Courcy, Esquire, also of Cashel.... |
Appointed 18 March 1823; died in 1833 |
| 1833 | 1857 | Michael Slattery | Appointed 22 December 1833 and consecrated 24 February 1834; died 4 February 1857 |
| 1857 | 1875 | Patrick Leahy Patrick Leahy (bishop) Patrick Leahy was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel.-Life:Leahy, son of Patrick Leahy, civil engineer and county surveyor of Cork, was born near Thurles, County Tipperary, on 31 May 1806, and was educated at Maynooth.... |
Appointed 5 May and consecrated 29 June 1857; died 26 January 1875 |
| 1875 | 1902 | Thomas William Croke | Translated from Auckland, N.Z. Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland The Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Auckland is one of the two original dioceses in New Zealand. Although formally a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Wellington, both were erected on 20 June 1848... ; appointed 24 June 1875; died 22 July 1902 |
| 1901 | 1913 | Thomas Fennelly | Appointed coadjutor archbishop 9 June 1901; succeeded 27 July 1902; resigned 7 March 1913; died 24 December 1927 |
| 1913 | 1946 | John Harty | Appointed 4 December 1913 and consecrated 18 January 1914; died 11 September 1946 |
| 1942 | 1959 | Jeremiah Kinane | Translated from Waterford and Lismore Bishop of Waterford and Lismore The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in the Republic of Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church.... ; appointed coadjutor archbishop 4 February 1942; succeeded 11 September 1946; died 18 February 1959 |
| 1959 | 1988 | Thomas Morris | Appointed 24 December 1959 and consecrated 28 February 1960; resigned 12 September 1988; died 16 January 1997 |
| 1988 | present | Dermot Clifford | Appointed coadjutor archbishop 17 December 1985 and consecrated 9 March 1986; succeeded 12 September 1988 |