Archdiocese of Cashel
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Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly Archidioecesis Casheliensis et Emeliensis Ard-Deoise Chaisil agus Imligh |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | Most of County Tipperary and parts of County Limerick. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Cashel and Emly |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,190 sq mi (3,100 km2) |
| Population - Catholics |
81,609 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | United 10 May 1718 |
| Cathedral | The Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles |
| Patron saint | St Ailbe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Kieran O'Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly |
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 The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly is the metropolitan see of its ecclesiastical province. |
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| Website | |
| cashel-emly.ie | |
The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly (Irish: Ard-Deoise Chaisil agus Imligh) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in mid-western Ireland. The archdiocese is led by the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, who serves as pastor of the mother church, the Cathedral of the Assumption and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly. The Diocese of Cashel was established in 1111 by the Synod of Rathbreasail. The ecclesiastical province, which was roughly co-extensive with the secular province of Munster, was created in 1152 by the Synod of Kells. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is located in Thurles, County Tipperary. The incumbent archbishop is Kieran O'Reilly.
The Province of Cashel and Emly is one of four ecclesiastical provinces that together form the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland; the other provinces are Armagh, Tuam and Dublin. The geographical remit of the province includes most of County Tipperary as well as an eastern slice of County Limerick. Large population centres include including Cashel, Galbally, Newport, Pallasgreen, Borrisoleigh, Templemore, Thurles and Tipperary. The suffragan dioceses of the province are:
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