Events

• Synod of Kells-Mellifont
  Synod of Kells-Mellifont
  The Synod of Kells took place in AD 1152, under the presidency of Cardinal Paparoni, and continued the process begun at the Synod of Rathbreasail of reforming the Irish church...
  
   results in a national church organisation with four metropolitans
  Metropolitan bishop
  In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
  
   (archbishoprics) and 36 sees, under the primacy of Armagh
  Armagh
  Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
  
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• Diarmaid mac Murchadha elopes with Devorgill