Archdiocese of Dublin Archidioecesis Dublinensis Ard-Deoise Bhaile Átha Cliath | |
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Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Territory | City of Dublin, most of counties Dublin and Wicklow, and parts of counties Carlow, Kildare, Laois and Wexford |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Dublin |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,229 sq mi (3,180 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,485,521 1,154,296[1] (77.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | Diocese in 1028; Archdiocese in 1152 |
Cathedral | St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin |
Patron saint | St Kevin and St Laurence O'Toole |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Diarmuid Martin |
Vicar General | Msgr. Paul Callan |
Bishops emeritus | Raymond 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.