The Archbishop of Tuam ( ; ga, Ard-Easpag Thuama) is an

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which takes its name after the town of

Tuam Tuam ( ; ga, Tuaim , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. Humans have lived in the area since the Bronz ...

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. The title was used by the

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until 1839, and is still in use by the

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History

At the

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in 1111,

was named as the seat of a

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corresponding roughly with the

diocese of Elphin The Diocese of Elphin () was established following the Synod of Rathbreasail in the year 1118. In that year the see for east Connacht was moved from Roscommon. Elphin was the traditional site of a monastic house established by St Patrick , althou ...

, whilst Cong was chosen as the seat of a diocese corresponding with the later archdiocese of Tuam in west

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and ...

. There is no record of any bishops of Cong, and no bishop was given the title "bishop of Tuam" in the Irish annals before 1152. However the annals recorded some "archbishops/bishops of Connacht" such as Cathasach Ua Conaill (died 1117),

Domhnall Ua Dubhthaigh Domhnall Ua Dubhthaigh, Archbishop of Connacht, died 1136. The post of Archbishop of Connacht was a precursor to that of Archbishop of Tuam. His death is noted in the Annals of the Four Masters as follows: ''Domhnall Ua Dubhthaigh, Archbishop ...

(1117–1136),

Muireadhach Ua Dubhthaigh Muireadhach Ua Dubhthaigh (fl. c. 1075–1150) was an Archbishop of Connacht, in Ireland. Background A member of a Connacht ecclesiastical family, Ua Dubhthaigh was born during the reign of King Áed Ua Ruairc (r. 1067–1087). His family were ...

(1136–1150) – the latter was succeeded by

Áed Ua hOissín Áed Ua hOissín (Hugh O'Hession) was consecrated first Archbishop of Tuam in 1152 and died in 1161. He was closely associated with Connacht royalty, and had served as abbot of Tuam. Biography Ua hOissín was the first Archbishop of Tuam and one ...

. At the

Synod of Kells The Synod of Kells (, ) took place in 1152, under the presidency of Giovanni Cardinal Paparoni, and continued the process begun at the Synod of Ráth Breasail (1111) of reforming the Irish church. The sessions were divided between the abbeys o ...

in 1152, the archdiocese of Tuam was established with six suffragan dioceses. During the

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, the bishopric of Annaghdown was annexed to Tuam in c. 1555. After the Reformation, there were parallel

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s: one of the

and the other of the

. ; In the Church of Ireland In 1569, the Church of Ireland bishopric of Mayo was annexed to the archbishopric. Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, a number of other bishoprics were also united to the archbishopric. The bishopric of Kilfenora was united to Tuam from 1661 to 1742, Ardagh from 1742 to 1839, and Killala and Achonry from 1834. On the death of Archbishop Le Poer Trench in 1839, the

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of Tuam lost its metropolitan status and became the united bishopric of Tuam, Killala and Achonry in the Province of Armagh. ; In the Catholic Church After an unsettled period in the mid to late sixteenth century, the Catholic archbishopric has had a consistent succession of archbishops. In 1631, the Catholic bishopric of Mayo was formally joined to Tuam by papal decree. The current archbishop is the Most Reverend Francis Duffy who was announced as the new archbishop of Tuam by the

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on 10 November 2021 and subsequently installed on 9 January 2022. The archbishop's residence is the Archbishop's House, Tuam, County Galway, Ireland.

Pre-Reformation archbishops

Archbishops during the Reformation

Post-Reformation archbishops

Church of Ireland succession

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; nominated on 11 November 1572; consecrated in April 1573; died in office , - valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;" , align=center, 1595 , align=center, 1609 ,

Nehemiah Donnellan Nehemiah Donnellan (a.k.a. Fearganainm Ó Domhnalláin) (fl. c. 1560-1609) was Archbishop of Tuam. Background Donellan was born in the county of Galway, a son of Mael Sechlainn Ó Dónalláin, by his wife Sisly, daughter of William Ó Cellaigh o ...

( ga, Fearganainm Ó Domhnalláin) , Nominated on 24 May and appointed by letters patent on 17 May 1595; voluntarily resigned in 1609, and dying soon afterwards at Tuam; buried at

St Mary's Cathedral, Tuam St Mary's Cathedral ( ga, 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 a ...

, - valign="top" style="background-color: white;" , align=center, 1609 , align=center, 1628 , William Daniel
( ga, Uilliam Ó Domhnuill) , Nominated on 28 June and consecrated on 2 August 1609; died in office on 11 July 1628; his was the translator of the New Testament and of the Book of Common Prayer; also recorded as William O'Donnell , - valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;" , align=center, 1629 , align=center, 1638 , Randolph Barlow , Formerly of Dean of Christ Church, Dublin and Archdeacon of Meath; nominated on 6 February and consecrated in April 1629; died in office on 22 February 1638; also known as Ralph Barlow , - valign="top" style="background-color: white;" , align=center, 1638 , align=center, 1645 , Richard Boyle , Translated from Cork, Cloyne and Ross; nominated on 2 April and appointed by letters patent on 30 May 1638; died in office on 19 March 1645 , - valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;" , align=center, 1645 , align=center, 1647 , John Maxwell , Translated from Killala and Achonry; appointed by letters patent on 30 August 1645; died in office on 14 February 1647 , - valign="top" style="background-color: white;" , align=center, 1647 , align=center, 1661 , ''See vacant'' , , - valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;" , align=center, 1661 , align=center, 1667 , Samuel Pullen , Nominated on 3 August 1660 and appointed by letters patent on 27 January 1661; died in office on 24 January 1667 , - valign="top" style="background-color: white;" , align=center, 1667 , align=center, 1679 , John Parker , Translated from Elphin; nominated on 26 February and appointed by letters patent on 9 August 1667; translated to

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on 28 February 1679 , - valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;" , align=center, 1679 , align=center, 1716 ,

John Vesey John Vesey or Veysey ( – 23 October 1554) was Bishop of Exeter from 1519 until his death in 1554, having been briefly deposed 1551–3 by King Edward VI for his opposition to the Reformation. Origins He was born (as "John Harman"), probabl ...

, Translated from Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe; nominated on 23 January and appointed by letters patent on 18 March 1679; died in office on 28 March 1716 , - valign="top" style="background-color: white;" , align=center, 1716 , align=center, 1741 , Edward Synge , Translated from

Raphoe Raphoe ( ; ) is a historical village in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan, as well as giving its name to the Barony of Raphoe, which was later divided into the baronies of R ...

; nominated on 19 May and appointed by letters patent on 8 June 1716; died in office on 23 July 1741; his son Edward was bishop of Clonfert & Kilmacduagh (1730–32),

Cloyne Cloyne () is a small town to the southeast of Midleton in eastern County Cork. It is also a see city of the Anglican (Church of Ireland) Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic diocese. St Colman's Ca ...

(1732–34), Ferns & Leighlin (1734–40), and Elphin (1740–62) , - valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;" , align=center, 1742 , align=center, 1751 ,

Josiah Hort Josiah Hort (c. 1674 – 14 December 1751), was an English clergyman of the Church of Ireland who ended his career as archbishop of Tuam. Born in Marshfield, Gloucestershire, son of John Hort, and brought up as a Nonconformist, Hort went to sc ...

, Translated from Kilmore and Ardagh; nominated on 5 January and appointed by letters patent on 27 January 1742; died in office on 14 December 1751 , - valign="top" style="background-color: white;" , align=center, 1752 , align=center, 1775 , John Ryder , Translated from

Down and Connor The Diocese of Down and Connor, ( ga, Deoise an Dúin agus Chonaire) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of th ...

; nominated on 24 February and appointed on 19 March 1752; died in office on 4 February 1775 , - valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;" , align=center, 1775 , align=center, 1782 , Jemmett Browne , Translated from Elphin; appointed by letters patent on 11 April 1775; died in office in June 1782 , - valign="top" style="background-color: white;" , align=center, 1782 , align=center, 1794 , Joseph Deane Bourke , Translated from Ferns and Leighlin; appointed by letters patent on 8 August 1782; also became the 3rd

Earl of Mayo Earl of the County of Mayo, usually known simply as Earl of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created, in 1785, for John Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo (of the second creation). For many years he served as "First Commissioner of Revenue" in ...

in 1792; died in office on 20 August 1794 , - valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;" , align=center, 1794 , align=center, 1819 , William Beresford , Translated from

Ossory Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home of t ...

; appointed by letters patent on 10 October 1794; also was created the 1st

Baron Decies Baron Decies, of Decies in the County of Waterford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1812 for the Right Reverend William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies, William Beresford, Church of Ireland Archdiocese of Tuam, Archbishop of Tu ...

in 1812; died in office on 8 September 1819 , - valign="top" style="background-color: white;" , align=center, 1819 , align=center, 1839 , Power Le Poer Trench , Translated from Elphin; appointed by letters patent on 10 November 1819; died in office on 25 March 1839 , - valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;" , colspan=4, ''Since 1839, the Church of Ireland see has been part of the united bishopric of Tuam, Killala and Achonry'' , - valign="top" style="background-color: white;" , align=center colspan=4, Sources:, ''Maps, Genealogies, Lists'', pp. 431–432.

Catholic succession

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