Province and Geographic Remit
The Province of Armagh is one of the four ecclesiastical provinces that together form the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland; the others are Dublin, Tuam and Cashel. The geographical remit of the province straddles both political jurisdictions in the island of Ireland - the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, the remit covers parts of the former administrative counties of Armagh, Londonderry and Tyrone. In the Republic of Ireland, the remit covers parts of the local government area of Louth and most of Meath.
The suffragan dioceses of the Metropolitan Province are:
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- Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
- Clogher
- Derry
- Down and Connor
- Dromore
- Kilmore
- Meath
- Raphoe
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