Archdiocese of Armagh

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Bishop(s) Seán Baptist Brady, Cardinal, Archbishop Gerard Clifford, Auxiliary Bishop Cahal Brendan Daly, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Ardagh (and Clonmacnois) Clogher Derry Down and Connor Dromore Kilmore Meath Raphoe

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 1152 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Ireland Square Kilometers: 3,472 (1,341 Square Miles) Description: Louth, most of Armagh and parts of Tyrone, Derry and Meath Official Web Site: http://www.armagharchdiocese.org/ Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, Ara Coeli, Cathedral Road, Armagh BT61 7QY, Ireland Telephone: (+44-28) 3752.2045 Fax: 3752.6182

Historical Details

• Diocese of Armagh
  • Latin Name: Armachanus
  • Erected: 445
  • Country: Ireland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Edmund MacGauran (Magauran) † ( 1587 Appointed - 1593 Died)
• St. Oliver Plunkett † (9 Jul 1669 Appointed - 11 Jul 1681 Died)
• Dominic Maguire, O.P. † ( 1683 Appointed - 1707 Died)
• Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † (8 Jul 1715 Appointed - 2 Aug 1737 Died)
• Bernard MacMahon (McMahon) † (8 Nov 1737 Appointed - 27 May 1747 Died)
• Ross Roe MacMahon (McMahon) † (3 Aug 1747 Appointed - 29 Oct 1748 Died)
• Michael O'Reilly † (23 Jan 1749 Appointed - 1758 Died)
• Anthony Blake † (21 Aug 1758 Appointed - 11 Nov 1787 Died)
• Richard O'Reilly † (11 Nov 1787 Succeeded - 31 Jan 1818 Died)
• Patrick Curtis † (8 Aug 1819 Appointed - 26 Jul 1832 Died)
• Thomas Kelly † (26 Jul 1832 Succeeded - 13 Jan 1835 Died)
• William Crolly † (8 May 1835 Appointed - 6 Apr 1849 Died)
• Paul Cullen † (8 Jan 1850 Appointed - 3 May 1852 Appointed, Archbishop of Dublin)
• Joseph Dixon † (4 Oct 1852 Appointed - 29 Apr 1866 Died)
• Michael Kieran † (6 Nov 1866 Appointed - 15 Sep 1869 Died)
• Daniel McGettigan † (6 Mar 1870 Appointed - 3 Dec 1887 Died)
• Michael Logue † (3 Dec 1887 Succeeded - 19 Nov 1924 Died)
• Patrick Joseph O'Donnell † (19 Nov 1924 Succeeded - 22 Oct 1927 Died)
• Joseph MacRory † (22 Jun 1928 Appointed - 13 Oct 1945 Died)
• John Francis D'Alton † (13 Jun 1946 Appointed - 1 Feb 1963 Died)
• William John Conway † (9 Sep 1963 Appointed - 17 Apr 1977 Died)
• Tomás Ó Fiaich † (18 Aug 1977 Appointed - 8 May 1990 Died)
• Cahal Brendan Daly (6 Nov 1990 Appointed - 1 Oct 1996 Retired)
• Seán Baptist Brady (1 Oct 1996 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Armagh
445	Erected		Diocese of Armagh (erected)
Archdiocese of Armagh
1152	Elevated	Diocese of Armagh	Archdiocese of Armagh

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Armagh
1950	132,100	203,050	65.1%	176	90	266	496		168	440	55	ap1951
1959	138,913	209,501	66.3%	183	117	300	463		222	728	55	ap1960
1970	146,573	224,953	65.2%	171	104	275	532		220	609	56	ap1971
1980	175,700	267,968	65.6%	155	115	270	650		33	203	58	ap1981
1990	193,644	286,553	67.6%	149	136	285	679		196	408	60	ap1991
1999	205,532	309,012	66.5%	153	81	234	878		122	373	61	ap2000
2000	208,567	314,048	66.4%	155	85	240	869		124	365	61	ap2001
2001	209,361	317,200	66.0%	151	80	231	906		121	362	61	ap2002
2002	217,234	323,678	67.1%	149	77	226	961		113	351	61	ap2003
2003	207,571	304,195	68.2%	149	75	224	926		107	340	61	ap2004
2004	215,912	323,544	66.7%	137	55	192	1,124		85	263	61	ap2005
2006	221,395	326,945	67.7%	138	52	190	1,165		81	255	61	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Seán Baptist Brady (Coadjutor Archbishop: 13 Dec 1994; Archbishop: 1 Oct 1996 - )
• Gerard Clifford (Priest: 18 Jun 1967; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Mar 1991)
• Cahal Brendan Daly (Archbishop: 6 Nov 1990 to 1 Oct 1996)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Anthony Blake † (Archbishop: 21 Aug 1758 to 11 Nov 1787)
• William John Conway † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May 1958; Archbishop: 9 Sep 1963 to 17 Apr 1977)
• William Crolly † (Archbishop: 8 May 1835 to 6 Apr 1849)
• Paul Cullen † (Archbishop: 8 Jan 1850 to 3 May 1852)
• Patrick Curtis † (Archbishop: 8 Aug 1819 to 26 Jul 1832)
• John Francis D'Alton † (Archbishop: 13 Jun 1946 to 1 Feb 1963)
• Joseph Dixon † (Archbishop: 4 Oct 1852 to 29 Apr 1866)
• Thomas Kelly † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 1 Dec 1828; Archbishop: 26 Jul 1832 to 13 Jan 1835)
• Michael Kieran † (Archbishop: 6 Nov 1866 to 15 Sep 1869)
• James Gerard Lennon † (Priest: 20 Jun 1948; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jun 1980 to 17 Oct 1989)
• Francis Lenny † (Priest: 21 Jun 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1974 to 16 Jul 1978)
• Michael Logue † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 19 Apr 1887; Archbishop: 3 Dec 1887 to 19 Nov 1924)
• Patrick Lyons † (Priest: 19 Jun 1898 to 6 Aug 1937)
• Edmund MacGauran (Magauran) † (Archbishop: 1587 to 1593)
• Bernard MacMahon (McMahon) † (Archbishop: 8 Nov 1737 to 27 May 1747)
• Hugh MacMahon (McMahon) † (Archbishop: 8 Jul 1715 to 2 Aug 1737)
• Ross Roe MacMahon (McMahon) † (Archbishop: 3 Aug 1747 to 29 Oct 1748)
• Joseph MacRory † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1928 to 13 Oct 1945)
• Dominic Maguire, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1683 to 1707)
• Daniel McGettigan † (Archbishop: 6 Mar 1870 to 3 Dec 1887)
• Hugh McSherry † (Priest: 1875 to 2 Jun 1896)
• Patrick Joseph O'Donnell † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 14 Jan 1922; Archbishop: 19 Nov 1924 to 22 Oct 1927)
• Tomás Ó Fiaich † (Priest: 6 Jul 1948; Archbishop: 18 Aug 1977 to 8 May 1990)
• Michael O'Reilly † (Archbishop: 23 Jan 1749 to 1758)
• Richard O'Reilly † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 1782; Archbishop: 11 Nov 1787 to 31 Jan 1818)
• St. Oliver Plunkett † (Archbishop: 9 Jul 1669 to 11 Jul 1681)