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The Archdiocese of Tuam ((アイルランド語:Ard-Deoise Thuama)) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in western Ireland. The archdiocese is led by the Archbishop of Tuam, who serves as pastor of the mother church, the Cathedral of the Assumption and Metropolitan of the Metropolitan Province of Tuam. According to tradition, the "Diocese of Tuam" was established in the 6th century by St. Jarlath. The ecclesiastical province, which was roughly co-extensive with the secular province of Connacht, was created in 1152 by the Synod of Kells. the incumbent Ordinary is Michael Neary. ==Province and geographic remit== The Province of Tuam, is one of four ecclesiastical provinces that together form the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland; the other provinces are Armagh, Dublin and Cashel. The geographical remit of the province is confined to the Republic of Ireland alone. The suffragan sees of the Province are: : * Achonry : * Clonfert : * Elphin : * Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora : * Killala Stretching from Achill Island to Moore parish on the River Shannon, a distance of , it is the largest in the country. Geographically split north/south by the two lakes, Loughs Mask and Corrib, Tuam has pastoral charge of the largest Gaeltacht area in the country and of six island parishes. It also contains the major pilgrimage centres of Knock Shrine and Croagh Patrick. The absence of continuity in territory makes Tuam's diocesan boundary unique. The Kilmeen portion of Leitrim parish is surrounded by the Clonfert diocese. Moore parish is surrounded by the dioceses of Clonfert, Ardagh and Clonmacnoise and Elphin and includes an exclave of Clonfert. Both these parishes have been part of Tuam since medieval times. Shrule parish, now part of Galway diocese, is nestled in the Tuam geographical area in the east of Lough Corrib. Originally, it belonged to the medieval Diocese of Cong. But in south Connemara, 'extraterritorial' enclaves alternate between Tuam and Galway in a patchwork pattern. This situation may be explained by a number of factors: Galway's late emergence as a diocese in 1831; the unusual topography of islands, inlets and lakes; and the late population settlements on Connemara. Also, there was the influence on Annaghdown diocese, stretching across Lough Corrib. A partial rectification took place in 1890 when Galway exchanged Killannin parish for parts of Carraroe. This disturbance only formed a partial solution. The present Archdiocese contains parts of counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon, including Achill Island, the Aran Islands and the towns of Athenry, Ballinrobe, Castlebar, Clifden, Claremorris, Tuam and Westport. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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