Roman Catholic Archbishops of Cashel - Archbishop of Cashel (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Archbishop of Cashel (Irish: ) is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Cashel in County Tipperary, Ireland. The title is still used by the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Church of Ireland it was downgraded to a bishopric in 1838. The Diocese of Cashel was established at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 and was promoted to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel at the Synod of Kells in 1152. Following the Reformation, there are two parallel episcopal successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church. In the Church of IrelandIn 1569, the Anglican bishopric of Emly was united to Cashel. On the death of Archbishop Laurence in 1838, the Church of Ireland Province of Cashel was united to the Province of Dublin and the episcopal see ceased to be an archbishopric; becoming the bishopric of Cashel and Waterford. In the Roman Catholic ChurchFrom the 1560s to the late 1600s, the Roman Catholic succession had an unsettled history. There had been some archbishops appointed, but there were periods with the see being vacant or administered by vicars apostolic. However, by 1700s onwards there has been a consistent succession of archbishops. Since 10 May 1718, the archbishops of Cashel have also bishops of Emly when the two titles were united. The current Incumbent is the Most Reverend Dermot Clifford who succeeded as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly on 12 September 1988. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3966549