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The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas [1] (Irish language: Ard-Eaglais Mhaighdean na Deastógála agus Naomh Nioclás), commonly known as Galway Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Galway, Ireland. [2] Construction began in 1958 on the site of the old city prison.
The Cathedral Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuam, commonly called Tuam Cathedral, is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam in Ireland. The geographic remit of the Archdiocese includes half of County Galway , half of County Mayo and part of County Roscommon .
St Mary's Cathedral (Irish: Ard-Eaglais Mhuire) is a cathedral church of the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe in the Church of Ireland. It is located in Tuam , County Galway , in Ireland . From the 12th century until 1839, both before and after the Reformation , it was the seat of the former Archdiocese of Tuam .
The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora (Irish: Deoise na Gaillimhe, Chill Mhic Duaich agus Chill Fhionnúrach) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the west of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Tuam and is subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam .
In 1485, when the Wardenship of Galway was created, Annaghdown was formally united with Tuam by Papal decree, and some of its parishes, Claregalway, Moycullen and Shrule, were formally attached to the new wardenship. The diocese of Mayo, though recognised officially in the Synod of Kells, was suppressed in 1202. However, bishops of Mayo were ...
In the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora: Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Galway; St Ignatius Church, Galway (Jesuit) Kylemore Abbey (Benedictine) In the Archdiocese of Tuam: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuam; In the Diocese of Clonfert: St Brendan's Cathedral, Loughrea
The diocese covers almost the whole of East Galway, with one parish in County Offaly while the parishes of Taughmaconnell, Creagh and the half-parish of Ballinasloe lie in County Roscommon. This was the ancient territory of the kingdom of Uí Maine (Hy-Many), as it existed when the diocese was formed. In fact, the bishop of the diocese was ...
The Province of Dublin is one of four ecclesiastical provinces that together form the Catholic Church in Ireland; the other provinces are Armagh, Tuam and Cashel.The geographical remit of the province includes the city of Dublin, all of the historical County Dublin (counties Fingal, South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown), most of County Wicklow, and fragments of counties Kildare, Carlow ...