Archdiocese of Cashel (-Emly)

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Bishop(s) Dermot Clifford, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Cloyne Cork and Ross Kerry Killaloe Limerick Waterford and Lismore

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese United: 1718 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Ireland Square Kilometers: 3,082 (1,190 Square Miles) Description: Most of Tipperary and parts of Limerick Official Web Site: http://www.cashel-emly.ie/ Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland Telephone: (0504)21512 Fax: 22680

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cashel
  • Latin Name: Casheliensis o Cassiliensis
  • Erected: 10th Century
  • Country: Ireland

• Archdiocese of Cashel
  • Latin Name: Casheliensis o Cassiliensis
  • Elevated: 1152
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Ireland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. † (4 Jun 1567 Appointed - 1578 Died)
• Dermot O'Hurley † (11 Sep 1581 Appointed - 1584 Died)
• David Kearney † (21 May 1603 Appointed - 14 Aug 1624 Died)
• Thomas Walsh † (27 Apr 1626 Appointed - 5 May 1654 Died)
• William Burgat † (11 Jan 1669 Appointed - 1674 Died)
• John Brenan † (8 Mar 1677 Appointed - 1693 Died)
• Edward Comerford † (14 Nov 1695 Appointed - 21 Feb 1710 Died)
• Christopher Butler † (1 Sep 1711 Appointed - 4 Sep 1757 Died)
• James Butler (1st) † (4 Sep 1757 Succeeded - 17 May 1774 Resigned)
• James Butler (2nd) † (17 May 1774 Succeeded - 29 Jul 1791 Died)
• Thomas Bray † (20 Jul 1792 Appointed - 15 Dec 1820 Died)
• Patrick Everard † (15 Dec 1820 Succeeded - 31 Mar 1821 Died)
• Robert Laffan † (18 Mar 1823 Appointed - 1833 Died)
• Michael Slattery † (22 Dec 1833 Appointed - 4 Feb 1857 Died)
• Patrick Leahy † (27 Apr 1857 Appointed - 26 Jan 1875 Died)
• Thomas William Croke † (24 Jan 1875 Appointed - 22 Jul 1902 Died)
• Thomas Fennelly † (23 Jul 1902 Succeeded - 7 Mar 1913 Resigned)
• John Mary Harty † (2 Dec 1913 Appointed - 1 Sep 1946 Died)
• Jeremiah Kinane † (11 Sep 1946 Succeeded - 18 Feb 1959 Died)
• Thomas Morris † (21 Dec 1959 Appointed - 12 Sep 1988 Resigned)
• Dermot Clifford (12 Sep 1988 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Cashel
10th Century	Erected		Diocese of Cashel (erected)
Archdiocese of Cashel
1152	Elevated	Diocese of Cashel	Archdiocese of Cashel
Archdiocese of Cashel (-Emly)
1718	United	Archdiocese of Cashel	Archdiocese of Cashel (-Emly)

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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 Cashel (-Emly)
1950	95,921	97,096	98.8%	118	55	173	554		158	459	46	ap1951
1959	95,921	97,096	98.8%	118	68	186	515		184	468	46	ap1960
1970	80,892	81,619	99.1%	123	67	190	425		229	450	46	ap1971
1980	82,337	83,054	99.1%	127	63	190	433		136	396	46	ap1981
1990	80,262	81,101	99.0%	133	54	187	429		108	314	46	ap1991
1999	78,244	79,627	98.3%	122	54	176	444		86	204	46	ap2000
2000	78,029	79,214	98.5%	118	49	167	467		70	211	46	ap2001
2001	78,108	80,698	96.8%	114	53	167	467		120	206	46	ap2002
2002	78,308	80,901	96.8%	107	54	161	486		106	185	46	ap2003
2003	78,536	80,892	97.1%	105	46	151	520		78	175	46	ap2004
2004	78,442	79,807	98.3%	100	45	145	540		73	98	46	ap2005
2006	79,921	80,711	99.0%	99	60	159	502		92	156	46	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Dermot Clifford (Coadjutor Archbishop: 17 Dec 1985; Archbishop: 12 Sep 1988)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Thomas Bray † (Archbishop: 20 Jul 1792 to 15 Dec 1820)
• John Brenan † (Archbishop: 8 Mar 1677 to 1693)
• William Burgat † (Archbishop: 11 Jan 1669 to 1674)
• Christopher Butler † (Archbishop: 1 Sep 1711 to 4 Sep 1757)
• James Butler (1st) † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 16 Jan 1750; Archbishop: 4 Sep 1757 to 17 May 1774)
• James Butler (2nd) † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 15 Mar 1773; Archbishop: 17 May 1774 to 29 Jul 1791)
• Edward Comerford † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1695 to 21 Feb 1710)
• Thomas William Croke † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1875 to 22 Jul 1902)
• Patrick Everard † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 4 Oct 1814; Archbishop: 15 Dec 1820 to 31 Mar 1821)
• Thomas Fennelly † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 31 Mar 1901; Archbishop: 23 Jul 1902 to 7 Mar 1913)
• John Mary Harty † (Archbishop: 2 Dec 1913 to 1 Sep 1946)
• David Kearney † (Archbishop: 21 May 1603 to 14 Aug 1624)
• Jeremiah Kinane † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 31 Jan 1942; Archbishop: 11 Sep 1946 to 18 Feb 1959)
• Robert Laffan † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1823 to 1833)
• William Lanigan † (Priest: 8 Apr 1848 to 18 Dec 1866)
• Patrick Leahy † (Archbishop: 27 Apr 1857 to 26 Jan 1875)
• Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1567 to 1578)
• Thomas Morris † (Priest: 18 Jun 1939; Archbishop: 21 Dec 1959 to 12 Sep 1988)
• Dermot O'Hurley † (Archbishop: 11 Sep 1581 to 1584)
• Michael Slattery † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1833 to 4 Feb 1857)
• Thomas Walsh † (Archbishop: 27 Apr 1626 to 5 May 1654)