Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Note on Conventions
- Titles in the Series
- Introduction
- 1 ‘Handmaid’ of the English Church: the diocese of Dublin on the eve of the Reformation
- 2 Faithful Catholics of the English nation: patriotism, canon law and the corporate clergy
- 3 Rebellion and supremacy: Archbishop Browne, clerical opposition and the enforcement of the early Reformation, 1534–40
- 4 ‘God's laws and ours together’: Archbishop Browne, political reform and the emergence of a new religious settlement, 1540–2
- 5 The rise and fall of the viceroy's settlement: property, canon law and politics during the St Leger era, 1542–53
- 6 Archbishop Dowdall and the restoration of Catholicism in Dublin, 1553–5
- 7 Rejuvenation and survival: the old religion during the episcopacy of Hugh Curwen, 1555–67
- 8 Archbishop Loftus and the drive to protestantise Dublin, 1567–90
- Afterword
- Appendix 1 The division of administrative responsibilities between the two Dublin cathedrals
- Appendix 2 The parishes of the diocese of Dublin, 1530–1600
- Bibliography
- Index
Appendix 1 - The division of administrative responsibilities between the two Dublin cathedrals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Note on Conventions
- Titles in the Series
- Introduction
- 1 ‘Handmaid’ of the English Church: the diocese of Dublin on the eve of the Reformation
- 2 Faithful Catholics of the English nation: patriotism, canon law and the corporate clergy
- 3 Rebellion and supremacy: Archbishop Browne, clerical opposition and the enforcement of the early Reformation, 1534–40
- 4 ‘God's laws and ours together’: Archbishop Browne, political reform and the emergence of a new religious settlement, 1540–2
- 5 The rise and fall of the viceroy's settlement: property, canon law and politics during the St Leger era, 1542–53
- 6 Archbishop Dowdall and the restoration of Catholicism in Dublin, 1553–5
- 7 Rejuvenation and survival: the old religion during the episcopacy of Hugh Curwen, 1555–67
- 8 Archbishop Loftus and the drive to protestantise Dublin, 1567–90
- Afterword
- Appendix 1 The division of administrative responsibilities between the two Dublin cathedrals
- Appendix 2 The parishes of the diocese of Dublin, 1530–1600
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The key document for identifying and delineating the administrative responsibilities of Dublin's two cathedrals is the ‘Composicio Pacis’. This ordinance, which was promulgated in 1300 by Archbishop Richard of Ferings (1299-1306) to quell the disputes that had raged between the rival chapters following St Patrick's acquisition of cathedral status, remained in force and regulated relations between the two bodies down to the sixteenth century and beyond.
In general, the ‘Composicio’ conceded the principle that, in matters of prestige and dignity, Christ Church as the ‘older’ and ‘mother’ church would take precedence. Thus all new archbishops were to be consecrated within the cathedral priory, provincial synods were to open and close there, while the ceremonial consecration of the sacred oils on Holy Thursday was to be performed by its clergy. In addition, the prior and convent were to retain custody of the archiepiscopal cross, mitre and ring during episcopal vacancies. They were also to be the first to cast their vote in meetings, such as provincial councils, in which both cathedrals were participating; and they were to take precedence in legal instruments, including documents recording the ratification of episcopal acta, in which the two churches appeared as parties.
Yet, despite the proliferation of detail in the document, the ‘Composicio’ is noticeably silent on the more substantial matters of diocesan administration. There is one simple reason for this. By the time it was drafted, Christ Church had already conceded that these matters would be the preserves of its rival, St Patrick's.
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- Enforcing the English Reformation in IrelandClerical Resistance and Political Conflict in the Diocese of Dublin, 1534–1590, pp. 322 - 323Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009