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Arehiepiscopal Jurisdiction of Cashel and Tuam annexed to Armagh and Dublin respectively.
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XLVI. And be it further enacted, That when and as the now Archiepiscopal Sees of Tuam and Cashel shall become severally void, the Bishops of Tuam and Cashel shall thenceforth for ever respectively cease to have or exercise Archiepiscopal Jurisdiction within the said Provinces of Tuam and Cashel; and all such Archiepiscopal Jurisdiction as may have theretofore belonged to and been exercised by the Bishop of Tuam shall be transferred to and vested in the Archbishop of Armagh for the Time being, and all such Archiepiscopal Jurisdiction as may have theretofore belonged to and been exercised by the Bishop of Cashel shall be transferred to and vested in the Archbishop of Dublin for the Time being; and the Bishops of Tuam and Cashel shall, as well as the other Bishops of the said Provinces of Tuam and Cashel, be subject to the Archiepiscopal Jurisdiction of the said Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin respectively; and the said Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin, and their Successors respectively, shall have, use, and exercise, without further Grant, Installation, or Ceremony whatsoever, all and singular the Metropolitan Rights, Privileges, Franchises, Duties, Powers, and Authorities theretofore exercised or which might have been exercised within the said Provinces of Tuam and Cashel respectively: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall in any respect abridge or affect the Jurisdiction, Privileges, Rights, or Authority of the Archbishop of Armagh as Primate of all Ireland.
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