Sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin

Archdiocese of Dublin

Archidioecesis Dublinensis

Ard-Deoise Bhaile Átha Cliath
Location
CountryIreland
TerritoryCity of Dublin, most of counties Dublin and Wicklow, and parts of counties Carlow, Kildare, Laois and Wexford
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Dublin
Statistics
Area1,229 sq mi (3,180 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
Increase1,485,521
Increase1,154,296[1] (Decrease77.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedDiocese in 1028; Archdiocese in 1152
CathedralSt Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin
Patron saintSt Kevin and St Laurence O'Toole
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopDiarmuid Martin
Vicar GeneralMsgr. Paul Callan
Bishops emeritusRaymond W. Field
Map
Website
dublindiocese.ie

The sexual abuse cases in Dublin archdiocese are major chapters in the series of Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in Ireland. The Irish government commissioned a statutory enquiry in 2006 that published the Murphy Report in November 2009.

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Dublin" Archived 20 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 28 August 2015.