Discover

The 'Archdiocese of Tuam' was established as a diocese by the Synod of Rathbreasail 1111; it was promoted to become the metropolitan archdiocese for Connacht by the Synod of Kells-Mellifont in 1152 ^[1]
The see was established at Tuam, the site of a monastery established by St Jarlath at some time in the sixth century. Jarlath was accordingly regarded as the founder of the diocese, and became its patron saint.^[2]
It has remained an independent archdiocese in the Roman Catholic Church.
The Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1834 combined the Church of Ireland archdiocese was with the Diocese of Killala and Achonry on April 13, 1834. On the death of the incumbent archbishop in 1839 Tuam lost its metropolitan status. Consequently it now forms part of the 'United Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry'.

Contents

See also

References

See also

★ Archdiocese of Tuam (Roman Catholic)

★ Archdiocese of Tuam (Church of Ireland)

★ Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry (Church of Ireland)

References

1. Tuam (Catholic Enyclopedia 1913)
2. P Galloway, ''Cathedrals of Ireland'', Belfast, 1992