Archbishop of Armagh

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Archbishop of Armagh was the senior prelate in the medieval Irish church. Although initially run by bishops, the earliest bishops doubled as abbots, with the bishop becoming the junior of the two positions. From 8th century if not before, the house of Armagh claimed foundation from St 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.

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[edit] Early comarbai Pátraic

[edit] Early abbots and bishops of Armagh

Tenure Incumbent Notes
See notes Patricius St Patrick's tenure as bishop of Armagh, as with many of the earlier Armagh bishops, is based on later tradition and is not historically certain. Two years of death are normally given for Patrick, either 457/61 or 493, though neither is based on good evidence.
d. 447/8 Sechnall mac Restituit Occurs in the list in the Book of Leinster.
See notes Sen-Phátraic "Old Patrick"; name occurs in the list in the Book of Leinster; death is given as August 24, with no year.
d. 467/8 Benén mac Sescnén Styled Saint Benignus.
d. 481 Iarlaithe mac Treno
d. 497 Cormac Called "bishop" and "abbot".
d. Dubthach called "Bishop".
d. 526 Ailill I Called "bishop".
d. 536 Ailill II Called "bishop".
d. 548 Dubthach Also called Duach; called "bishop".
d. 578 Fedelmid Find
d. 588 Carláen Also called Carláen, Ciarláech and Cairellán.
d. 598 Eochu Also called Eochaid.
d. 610 Senach Called "abbot".
d. 623 Mac Laisre Called "abbot".
d. 661 Tómméne Called "bishop".
d. 688 Ségéne Called "bishop".
d. 715 Fland Feblae mac Scandláin Abbot and bishop.
d. 730 Suibne nepos Mruichessaich Bishop.
d. 750 Congus Bishop and "scribe".

[edit] Abbots of Armagh

Tenure Incumbent Notes
d. 758 Célé Petair
d. 768 Fer dá Chrích mac Suibni
res. c. 772 Cú Dínaisc mac Conasaig Died 791.
d. 793 Dub dá Leithe I mac Sínaig
d. 794 Airechtach ua Fáeláin
d. 795 Fóendelach mac Móenaig
d. 806 Gormgal mac Dindataig Also mac Dindanaig, mac Dindagaid, or mac Indnotaig.
d. 807 Condmach mac Duib dá Leithe
d. 808 Torbach mac Gormáin
d. 809 Toicthech ua Tigernaig
d. 812 Nuadu Also bishop and anchorite.
d. 826 Flandgus mac Loingsig Also called Fergus.
deposed 827/8 Artrí mac Conchobair Was also bishop. Died 833.
d. 830 Suibne mac Forandáin Uncertain. Also called mac Fairnig.
d. 834 Eógan Mainistrech mac Ainbthig
d. 852 Forindán mac Murgile Also bishop and "scribe".
d. 852 Diarmait ua Tigernáin
d. 856 Cathassach Uncertain
d. 874 Féthgno mac Nechtain Bishop.
deposed 877; restored 877/8; d. 888 Máel Cobo mac Crundmaíl
deposed 877/8 Ainmere ua Fáeláin
d. 883 Cathassach mac Robartaig Bishop.
d. 927 Máel Brigte mac Tornáin
d. 936 Ioseph mac Fathaig Also bishop and anchorite.
d. 936 Máel Pátraic mac Máel Tuile Bishop.
d. 957 Cathassach mac Doilgén >Bishop.
dep. 965 Muiredach mac Fergussa Deposed in 965; died 966.
d. 998 Dub dá Leithe II mac Cellaig
resigned 1001 Muirecén mac Ciaracáin Died 1005.
d. 1020 Máel Muire mac Eochada Also called Máel Muire mac Eochacáin.
d. 1049 Amalgaid mac Máel Muire
d. 1064 Dub dá Leithe III Máel Muire
d. 1074 Cummascach Ua hErodáin
d. 1091 Máel Ísu mac Amalgada 1074–91
d. 1105 Domnall mac Amalgada
d. 1129 Cellach mac Áeda meic Máel Ísu
d. 1134 Muirchertach mac Domnall
resigned 1137 Niall mac Áeda meic Máel Ísu Died 1139.

[edit] Bishops and archbishops

[edit] Bishops of Armagh

Tenure Incumbent Notes
d. 794 Affiath
d. 812 Nuadu
d. 833 Artrí mac Conchobair
d. 852 Forindán mac Murgile
d. 863 Máel Pátraic mac Findchon
d. 874 Féthgno mac Nechtain
d. 883 Cathassach mac Robartaig
d. 893 Mochtae daltae Féthgno Also scribe and anchorite.
d. 895 Máel Aithgin
d. 903 Cellach mac Sóergussa Also anchorite.
d. 915 Máel Ciaráin mac Eochocáin
d. 936 Ioseph mac Fathaig
d. 936 Máel Pátraic mac Máel Tuile
d. 957 Cathassach mac Doilgén
d. 967 Cathassach mac Murchadáin
d. 994 Máel Muire mac Scandláinn
d. 1006 Airmedach mac Coscraig
d. 1012 Cenn Fáelad Sabaill Anchorite; uncertain if he held bishopric.
d. 1032 Máel Tuile
d. 1056 Áed Ua Forréid
d. 1096 Máel Pátraic mac Airmedaig
d. 1106 Cáenchomrac Ua Baigill Consecrated May 29, 1099. Also written Cáenchomrac Ó Baígill.
d. 1122 Máel Coluim Ua Broicháin Consecrated September 13, 1107.
d. 1139 Máel Brigte Ua Broicháin
d. 1186 Amlaim Ua Muirethaig

[edit] Pre-Reformation archbishops of Armagh

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1105 1129 Cellach mac Áeda meic Máel Ísu Consecrated Bishop of Armagh on September 23, 1105; archbishop in 1106.
1132 1136 Máel Máedóc Ua Morgair Elected and consecrated in 1132; installed 1134. Resigned in 1136; died November 2, 1148.
1137 1174 Gilla Meic Liac mac Diarmata
1174 1175 Conchobar mac Meic Con Caille
1175 1180 Gilla in Choimded Ua Caráin
1174 1175 Tommaltach mac Áeda Ua Conchobair
1184 1186/7 Máel Ísu Ua Cerbaill
1202 1216 Echdonn Mac Gilla Uidir
1217 1227 Luke Netterville
1227 1237 Donatus Ó Fidabra
el. 1238 Robert Archer Never consecrated.
1239 1246 Albert Suerbeer of Colonge Translated to Prussia-Livonia on January 10, 1246.
1247 1256 Reginald
1257 1260 Abraham Ó Conalláin
1261 1270 Máel Pátraic Ó Scannail Also written as Patrick O'Scanlan.
1270 1303 Nicol Mac Máel Ísu
1303 1319 Michael Mac Lochlainn
provided 1303/4 Dionysius Provided in 1303 or 1304, but resigned in 1304 without ever obtaining consecration.
1306 1307 John Taaffe
1307 1311 Walter Jorz
1311 1322 Roland Jorz
1323 1333 Stephen Segrave
1334 1346 David Mág Oireachtaigh
1346 1360 Richard FitzRalph
1361 1380 Milo Sweetman
Provided 1381 Thomas Ó Calmáin Provided on January 14, 1381 by Avignon Pope Clement VII.
1381 1404 John Colton
1404 1416 Nicholas Fleming
1418 1439 John Swayne Resigned March 27, 1439; died October 1442.
1439 1442 John Prene
1443 1456 John Mey
1457 1471 John Bole
1471 1474 John Foxhalls
1475 1477 Edmund Connesburgh resigned November 1477; is found as titular Archbishop of Chalcedon in 1478; was still alive in 1483, when styled "archbishop in the universal church".
1478 1513 Ottaviano Spinelli de Palatio
1513 1521 John Kite
1521 1543 George Cromer Suspended by Pope Paul III on July 23, 1539.

[edit] Post-Reformation (Catholic)

See also: List of Church of Ireland Archbishops of Armagh
Tenure Incumbent Notes
1521 1543 George Cromer He was suspended by Pope Paul III on July 23, 1539 on a charge of heresy. He continued as Church of Ireland archbishop, but was replaced by Robert Wauchop as far as the papacy was concerned.
1539 1545 Robert Wauchop
1553 1558 George Dowdall
1560 1562 Donat O'Teige
1564 1585 Richard Creagh
1587 1593 Edmund Magauran Translated from bishopric of Ardagh.
1601 1625 Peter Lombard
1626 Hugh MacCaghwell
1628 1652 Hugh O'Reilly Translated from the bishopric of Kilmore.
1657 1669 Edmund O'Reilly
1669 1681 Oliver Plunkett
1683 1707 Dominic Maguire
1714 1737 Hugh MacMahon Translated from the bishopric of Clogher.
1737 1747 Bernard MacMahon Translated from the bishopric of Clogher.
1747 1748 Ross MacMahon
1749 1758 Michael O'Reilly
1758 1787 Anthony Blake
1787 1818 Richard O'Reilly
1819 1832 Patrick Curtis
1832 1835 Thomas Kelly
1835 1849 William Crolly
1849 1852 Paul Cullen
1852 1866 Joseph Dixon
1866 1869 Michael Kieran
1870 1887 Daniel MacGettigan
1887 1924 Michael Logue Cardinal from 1893.
1924 1927 Patrick O'Donnell Cardinal from 1925.
1928 1945 Joseph MacRory Cardinal from 1929.
1953 1963 John D'Alton Cardinal from 1953.
1963 1977 William Conway Cardinal from 1965.
1977 1990 Tomás Séamus Ó Fiaich Cardinal from 1979.
1990 1996 Cahal Brandan Daly
1996 present Seán Baptist Brady

[edit] References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E. & Porter, S. et al., eds. (1986), Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.), Royal Historycal Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2, London: Offices of the Royal Historycal Society, ISBN 0-86193-106-8 
  • Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X. & Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984), Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II, New History of Ireland: Volume XI, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198217455 

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