Archdiocese of Dublin (Roman Catholic)
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Archdiocese of Dublin Archidioecesis Dublinensis Ard-Deoise Bhaile Átha Cliath |
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St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin
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| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | City of Dublin, most of counties Dublin and Wicklow, and parts of counties Carlow, Kildare, Laois and Wexford |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Dublin |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,229 sq mi (3,180 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,485,521 1,154,296 (77.7%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | Diocese in 1028; Archdiocese in 1152 |
| Cathedral | St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin |
| Patron saint | St Kevin and St Laurence O'Toole |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop |
Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Raymond W. Field and Eamonn Oliver Walsh, Auxiliary Bishops of Dublin |
| Emeritus Bishops | Cardinal Desmond Connell, Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin. Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin. |
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 The Archdiocese of Dublin within the Province of Dublin |
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| dublindiocese.ie | |
The Archdiocese of Dublin, (Irish: Ard-Deoise Bhaile Átha Cliath), is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in eastern Ireland centred on the republic's capital city – Dublin. The archdiocese is led by the Archbishop of Dublin, who serves as pastor of the mother church, St Mary's Pro-Cathedral and Metropolitan of the Metropolitan Province of Dublin. It was formally recognised as a metropolitan province in 1152 by the Synod of Kells. Its second archbishop, Lorcán Ua Tuathail (Anglicised as St Laurence O'Toole), is also its patron saint.
As of 2013[update] the incumbent Ordinary is Diarmuid Martin.
The Province of Dublin is one of four ecclesiastical provinces that together form the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland; the other provinces are Armagh, Tuam and Cashel. The geographical remit of the province includes the city of Dublin, all of counties Fingal, South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, most of County Wicklow, and fragments of counties Kildare, Carlow, Wexford and Laois.
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