The Archdiocese of Armagh ( Latin: Archidioecesis Armachana ) is the archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in Armagh , Northern Ireland . The Archdiocese of Armagh extends its jurisdiction to the entire county of Louth and part of the counties of Londonderry , Tyrone and Armagh . The Archdiocese of Arma includes the dioceses of Arda and Clonmacnois , Down and Connor , Derry , Dromar , Kilmore , Klohera , Mita and Rafo . The Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Armagh is St. Patrick's Cathedral .
| Archdiocese of Armagh | |
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| Archidioecesis armachana | |
 St. Patrick's Cathedral , Armagh, Northern Ireland | |
| Main city | Arm |
| A country | Northern Ireland |
| Established | 445 year |
| Cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral , Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Dioceses of Suffragans | Dioceses of Arda and Clonmacnois , Down and Connor , Derry , Dromar , Kilmore , Cloher , Meath and Rafo |
| Parishes | 61 |
| Hierarch | Archbishop Eamon Martin |
| Diocese Square | 3.472 km² |
| Diocese population | 326.945 people |
| The number of Catholics | 221.395 people |
| Share of Catholics | 67.7% |
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Content
- 1 History
- 2 Ordinaries of the Archdiocese
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
History
The Archdiocese of Armagh was founded in 445 by the first bishop of Ireland, Saint Patrick , who built the first Catholic church in Armagh and founded the first theological school here, attracting many who wanted to study in it.
In 1152, the Kells Synod took place, which divided Ireland into four church provinces, while the Archdiocese of Armagh retained its status.
At the end of the 13th century, the construction of a new cathedral began.
During the beginning of the English Reformation , Pope Paul III removed Archbishop George Cromer from the Department of the Archdiocese of Armagh. In 1553, King Edward VI of England appointed Hugh Goodacre Archbishop of Armagh. Hugh Goodacre transferred the property of the Archdiocese of Armagh to the Church of England. In 1585, the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh died, having previously spent eighteen years in custody in London. His successor Edmund McGauran died in 1594 after numerous tortures. The subsequent Catholic archbishops of Armagh lived in Rome and could not legally ascend to their pulpit due to persecution by the British authorities.
In the mid-18th century, Archbishop Hugh O'Reilly supported the Irish revolt against England. The successor to Hugh O'Reilly, Archbishop Edmund O'Reilly, was expelled from England and died in Louvain. Archbishop Oliver Plunkett defended the rights of the Archdiocese of Armagh from claiming the primacy of the Archdiocese of Dublin. On July 1, 1681, Oliver Plunkett was executed after the trial, which accused him of high treason.
In 1719, Pope Clement XI issued two logs , which confirmed the primacy of the Archdiocese of Armagh. At this time, the Catholic archbishops were in an illegal situation and were hiding underground.
In the eighteenth century, anti-Catholic sentiment in Britain began to decline gradually and Archbishop Richard O'Reilly became the first Catholic archbishop of Armagh to openly exercise his powers. In 1793, he began the construction of the new St. Peter's Basilica Cathedral, which became the first Catholic church built after the English Reformation.
In the middle of the 19th century, the construction of the new St. Patrick's Cathedral began, which was solemnly consecrated on July 21, 1904 by Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli .
Currently, the archbishops of Armagh have the title Primate of all Ireland.
Ordinaries of the Archdiocese
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Literature
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, p. 958, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae , Leipzig 1931, pp. 206-208 (lat.)
- Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi , vol. 1 , p. 108; vol. 2 , p. 95; vol. 3 , p. 118; vol. 4 , p. 95; vol. 5 , p. 99; vol. 6 , pp. 100-101 (lat.)
- Royal Historical Society, Handbook of British Chronology , 3ª ed., 1986. ISBN 0-521-56350-X