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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh

Archdiocese of Armagh
Archidioecesis Armachanus
Ard-Deoise Ard Mhacha
StPatsRCCathedralArmagh.jpg
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh
Location
Country
Territory County Louth, most of County Armagh and parts of counties Tyrone, Derry and Meath
Ecclesiastical province Armagh
Metropolitan Armagh
Coordinates 54°20′53″N 6°39′22″W / 54.348°N 6.656°W / 54.348; -6.656Coordinates: 54°20′53″N 6°39′22″W / 54.348°N 6.656°W / 54.348; -6.656
Statistics
Area 3,472 km2 (1,341 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
334,751
227,950 (68.1%)
Parishes 61
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 445
(As Diocese)
1152
(As Archdiocese)
Cathedral St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh
Patron saint
Secular priests 138
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Eamon Martin
Vicar General
  • Gerard Clifford
  • Dean Colum Curry
Emeritus Bishops Seán Brady
Gerard Clifford
Map
The Archdiocese of Armagh within the Province of Armagh
The Archdiocese of Armagh within the Province of Armagh
Website
armagharchdiocese.org

The Archdiocese of Armagh (Latin: Archidioecesis Ardmachana; Irish: Ard-Deoise Ard Mhacha) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in the northern part of Ireland. The Ordinary is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh who is also the Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical province of Armagh and the Primate of All Ireland. The mother church is St Patrick's Cathedral. The claims of the archdiocese to pre-eminence in Ireland as the primatial see, rests upon its traditional establishment by Saint Patrick circa 445. It was formally recognised as a metropolitan province in 1152 by the Synod of Kells.

As of September 2014 the incumbent Archbishop is Eamon Martin.

The Province of Armagh is one of the four ecclesiastical provinces that together form the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland; the others are Dublin, Tuam and Cashel. The geographical remit of the province straddles both political jurisdictions in the island of Ireland – the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, the remit covers parts of the former administrative counties of Armagh, Londonderry and Tyrone. In the Republic of Ireland, the remit covers parts of the local government area of Louth and most of Meath. It contains the city of Armagh and the large towns Ardee, Coalisland, Drogheda, Dundalk, Dungannon and Magherafelt.


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