Archbishop of Cashel

The Archbishop of Cashel () was an archiepiscopal title which took its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. Following the Reformation, there had been parallel apostolic successions to the title: one in the Catholic Church and the other in the Church of Ireland. The archbishop of each denomination also held the title of Bishop of Emly. In the Catholic Church, it was superseded by the role of Archbishop of Cashel and Emly when the two dioceses were united in 2015 and in the Church of Ireland the title was downgraded to a bishopric in 1838.

History

Pre-Reformation

In 1118, the metropolitan archbishoprics of Armagh and Cashel were established at the Synod of Ráth Breasail. The archbishop of Cashel had metropolitan jurisdiction over the southern half of Ireland, known as Leth Moga. At the Synod of Kells in 1152, the metropolitan see of Cashel lost territory on the creation of the metropolitan archbishoprics of Dublin and Tuam. The pre-Reformation archbishops' episcopal seat was located at the Rock of Cashel, the traditional royal seat of the kings of Munster.

Following the Reformation, two parallel episcopal successions ensued: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Catholic Church.

Church of Ireland

In the Church of Ireland, the bishopric of Emly was united to the archbishopric of Cashel by an act of the Parliament of Ireland in 1568., The Province of Munster, pp. 78–82. Under the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 37), the bishopric of Waterford and Lismore was united to the archbishopric of Cashel and Emly on 14 August 1833. On the death of Archbishop Laurence in 1838, the archepiscopal see lost its metropolitan status and became the bishopric of Cashel and Waterford in the Church of Ireland Province of Dublin. Through reorganisation in the Church of Ireland in 1976, the bishopric of Emly was transferred to the bishopric of Limerick and Killaloe; the remainder was united with other sees to become the bishopric of Cashel and Ossory.

Catholic Church

In the Catholic Church, the archepiscopal see of Cashel had an unsettled history between the 1560s and the late 17th century. While some archbishops were appointed, there were periods when the see was vacant or administered by vicars apostolic. From the 18th century onwards, a relaxation in the Penal Laws permitted a consistent succession of archbishops. Since 10 May 1718, the archbishops of Cashel have also been bishops of Emly when the two titles were united."Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

On 22 November 2014, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Dermot Clifford from the pastoral government of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, in accordance with 1983 Code of Canon Law on age grounds. On the same day, the Most Reverend Kieran O'Reilly, Bishop of Killaloe, was appointed to be the next Metropolitan Archbishop of Cashel and apostolic administrator of Emly. On 26 January 2015, the sees of Cashel and Emly were united to form the new metropolitan see of Cashel and Emly, and O'Reilly was appointed its first metropolitan archbishop.

Pre-Reformation archbishops Pre-Reformation Archbishops of Cashel From Until OrdinaryNotes1111unknownMáel Ísu Ua hAinmere, O.S.B.Known in Latin as Malchus. Translated from Waterford. Appointed archbishop at the Synod of Ráth Breasail in 1111, but appears to have resigned the position shortly afterwards and returned to Waterford. Died in 1135.unknown1131Máel Ísu Ua FogludaKnown in Latin as Mauricius. Died in office.11311137Domnall Ua ConaingAnglicised as Donat O'Conaing. Translated from Killaloe in 1131. Died in office.1137/381158Domnall Ua LonngargáinAnglicised as Donat O'Lonargan. Translated from Killaloe in 1137 or 1138. Received the pallium from Giovanni Paparoni at the Synod of Kells in 1152. Died in office.bef. 11721182Domnall Ua hUallacháinKnown in Latin as Donatus. Became archbishop before 1172. Died in office.bef. 11861206Muirges Ua hÉnna, O.Cist.Known in Latin as Matthaeus, Mauricius, or Anglicised as Matthew O'Heney. Died in office at Holy Cross Abbey. 12081216Donnchad Ua Lonngargáin IKnown in Latin as Donatus and Dionysius. Died in office before July 1216 while at Rome or Cîteaux Abbey.12161223Donnchad Ua Lonngargáin II, O.Cist.Known in Latin as Donatus. Consecrated before July 1216. Resigned before August 1223 and died in 1232.1223(Michael Scotus)Appointed in 1223, but never consecrated. Resigned in 1223 and died in 1235.12231237Mairín Ó Briain, O.S.A.Known in Latin as Marianus. Elected archbishop after 19 August 1224 and formally translated from Cork on 20 June 1224. Received the temporalities on 25 August 1224 and again on 20 January 1225. Resigned on 6 June 1237 and died at Inislounaght Abbey in 1238.12381253David mac Cellaig, O.P.Also recorded as David MacKelly or O'Kelly. Translated from Cloyne before December 1238 and confirmed in 1239. Died in office on 4 April 1253.12541289David Mac Cerbaill, O. Cist.Also recorded as David Mac Carwill or MacCarwell. Previously dean of Cashel. Elected before 17 August 1254 and appointed on that date. Received the temporalities on 19 February 1255. Died in office before 4 September 1289.12901302Stiamna Ó BrácáinAnglicised as Stephen O'Brogan. Previously archdeacon of Glendalough (1288–1290). Elected before 31 January 1290 and appointed on 21 August 1290. Died in office on 25 July 1302.13031316Mauricius Mac CerbaillAnglicised as Maurice Mac Carwell or Mac Cerwill. Previously Dean of Cashel. Elected before 17 May 1303. Took the oath of fealty to King Edward I on 24 May 1303. Appointed on 17 November 1303 and received the temporalities on 28 July 1304. Died in office circa 25 March 1316.13171326William FitzJohnTranslated from Ossory on 26 March 1317. Died in office on 15 September 1326.13271329Seoán Mac CerbaillAnglicised as John MacCarwill. Translated from Meath on 19 January 1327. Took the oath of fealty to King Edward III on 26 September 1327. Died in office circa 27 July 1329.13291331Walter le RedeTranslated from Cork on 20 October 1329. Died in office on 17 June 1331.13321345Eóin Ó GradaPreviously treasurer of Cashel. Appointed on 27 March 1332. Died in office on 8 July 1345.13461361Radulphus Ó Ceallaigh, O.Carm.Also surnamed Ó Caollaidhe. Translated from Leighlin on 9 January 1346. Acted as a suffragan bishop in the English Diocese of Winchester in 1346. Died in office on 20 November 1361.1362George RocheAlso known as George de Rupe. Appointed before 12 September 1362, but doubtful whether in full possession of the see, or even consecrated. Drowned, probably on his return from Rome, in late 1362.13621365See vacant13651372Tomás MacCearbhaillAnglicised as Thomas MacCarwill. Translated from Tuam before 8 March 1365. Died in office on 8 February 1372.13731380Philip of Torrington, O.F.M.Appointed on 5 September 1373 and received the temporalities on 19 December 1373. Died in office in 1380.13821387Michael, O.F.M.Appointed by Antipope Clement VII on 22 October 1382. Translated to the bishopric of the Isles in Scotland on 15 July 1387. 1385 1405Peter HackettPreviously archdeacon of Cashel. Appointed by Pope Urban VI, but date is unknown. Received the temporalities on 28 October 1385. Died in office circa 1405.14061440Richard O'HedianPreviously archdeacon of Cashel. Appointed before 6 April 1406 and consecrated before 17 June 1406. Died in office on 21 July 1440.14401451/52John Cantwell IPreviously archdeacon of Ossory. Elected before 21 November 1440 and appointed on that date. Consecrated before 28 March 1442. Died in office on 14 February 1451 or 1452.14521484John Cantwell IIPreviously dean of Cashel. Appointed on 2 May and consecrated after 2 May 1452. Died in office before May 1484.14841503David CreaghAppointed on 10 May and consecrated in Rome on 14 June 1484. Died in office on 5 September 1503. 15041524Maurice FitzGeraldBecame archbishop circa 1504. Held provincial synods in 1511 and 1514. Died in office before October 1524.15241551Edmund Butler, O.Trin.Prior of Athassel. Appointed archbishop on 21 October 1524, with permission to retain the priory of Athassel. Consecrated in 1527. Surrendered the priory to the crown and accepted royal supremacy. Died in office on 5 March 1551.15511553See vacant15531561Roland Baron FitzgeraldAlso surnamed Fitzgerald. Appointed by Queen Mary I on 14 October 1553 and consecrated in December 1553, however, he does not seem to have been confirmed by Pope Julius III. In a letter of 12 October 1561, the papal legate Fr David Wolfe SJ described all the bishops in Munster as 'adherents of the Queen'. Died in office on 28 October 1561.15611567See vacantSources:, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 336–337, 380–381 and 416–417., Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, pp. 289–291., The Province of Munster, p. 4–11.

Post-Reformation archbishops

Church of Ireland succession