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Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles
The Cathedral of the Assumption
is the
mother church
of the
Metropolitan Province
of Munster and the
cathedral
church of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
in
Thurles
,
County Tipperary
in
Ireland
. It is the
cathedra
of the
Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
and stands on the site of earlier chapels, which were the only
Roman Catholic
churches in Thurles. Following the
English Reformation
, many archdiocesan assets, including the cathedral at the
Rock of Cashel
were appropriated by the
Established church
. James Butler II (1774–91), on being appointed by the
Holy See
moved his residence and
cathedra
from
Cashel
, favouring Thurles instead, where his successors continue to reign today.
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