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The Archbishop of Armagh is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name from the city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. Since the Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: one in the Roman Catholic Church and the other in the Church of Ireland. The archbishop of each denomination also holds the title of Primate of All Ireland.
In the Church of Ireland, the archbishop is John McDowell, who is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.[1] He was elected as archbishop in March 2020 and translated to the role on 28 April 2020.[2][3]
In the Roman Catholic Church, the archbishop is Eamon Martin, who is the ecclesiastical head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Armagh. He succeeded on 8 September 2014, having been ordained Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh on 21 April 2013 at St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh.[4]
History
In the medieval Irish church, the earliest bishops doubled as abbots, with the bishop becoming the junior of the two positions. From the 8th century, if not earlier, the house of Armagh claimed foundation from Saint Patrick, and the position of comarba Pátraic ("successor of Patrick") was held by the abbot of Armagh until the position of abbot and bishop were merged again in the 12th century, with the creation of the archbishopric of Armagh.
Early abbots and bishops of Armagh
Later abbots and bishops of Armagh
Abbots of Armagh
Bishops of Armagh
Pre-Reformation archbishops
Archbishops during the Reformation
Post-Reformation archbishops
Church of Ireland succession
Roman Catholic succession
See also
Notes
- ^ "Archbishop of Armagh". Diocese of Armagh. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ McDowell, John. "A message from Archbishop John McDowell". Church of Ireland. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Welcome Archbishop John".
- ^ "Archbishop Eamon Martin". armagharchdiocese.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ St. Sechnall. Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Past Archbishops". Saint Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Armagh. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, p. 238.
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 238–239.
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 239–240.
- ^ Similar notarial instrument: renunciation by Stephen de Segrave, archbishop of Armagh - National Archives
- ^ Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, pp. 9–18.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 334–336.
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 239 and 268–271.
- ^ Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, p. 18.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 336, 379, and 415.
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 271, 337, and 393.
- ^ Peerages: Robson of Kiddington to Rosse[usurped]. Leigh Rayment. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ Peerages: Eames to Emly[usurped]. Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ a b Diocese of Armagh: Alan Harper. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ Press Release 2 November 2019, Archbishop Clarke to retire.
- ^ Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, pp. 18–29.
- ^ Cotton & Cotton 1878, Supplement, p. 86.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 379–380.
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 393–395.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Armagh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 415–416.
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 337–339.
References
- Cotton, Henry (1849). The Province of Ulster. Fasti Ecclesiae Hiberniae: The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Vol. 3. Dublin: Hodges and Smith.
- Cotton, Henry; Cotton, Charles Philip (1878). Supplement. Fasti Ecclesiae Hiberniae: The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Vol. 6. Dublin: James Charles & Son.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.