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Metropolitan see Dublin, Ireland

Archdiocese of Dublin

Dublinen(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Dublin is a metropolitan Latin Rite archdiocese covering Dublin city and surrounding counties, the largest Catholic jurisdiction in Ireland. Raised to an archdiocese at the Synod of Kells in 1152, it is led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell, installed in February 2021, with St Mary's Pro-Cathedral as its cathedral church.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland.

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Established
1028
Catholics
1,093,095
Priests
967
Territory
3,183 km²

Parishes and churches

190 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Dermot Farrell
Born
22 November 1954
Birthplace
Castletown-Geoghegan

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The cathedral

St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin stands in Dublin, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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