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== Major Historical Events == | == Major Historical Events == | ||
[[Image:Ireland Rebuilding of Tuam Cathedral 1865.jpg|thumb|right|370x235px]] The following major events affected Irish church history and records: | [[Image:Ireland Rebuilding of Tuam Cathedral 1865.jpg|thumb|right|370x235px]] | ||
The following major events affected Irish church history and records: | |||
'''1537''' King Henry VIII declared himself supreme head of a new church, the Church of England (Anglican). | '''1537''' King Henry VIII declared himself supreme head of a new church, the Church of England (Anglican). | ||
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'''1829''' Irish Catholics became free to practice Catholicism without legal persecutions. Many Catholic records were begun. | '''1829''' Irish Catholics became free to practice Catholicism without legal persecutions. Many Catholic records were begun. | ||
'''1833''' Church Temporalities Act (3 & 4 Will. IV, c. 37, amended by 4 & 5 Will. IV, c. 90)redistributed the wealth of the State Church and resulted in the reduction of the Archdioceses from four to two and ten of the Dioceses being merged with neighboring Dioceses. The diagrams below show the structure before and after the Church Temporalities Act. The act also signaled the first movement toward land reform with the ability of tenants to purchase their rented church lands. | '''1833''' Church Temporalities Act (3 & 4 Will. IV, c. 37, amended by 4 & 5 Will. IV, c. 90)redistributed the wealth of the State Church and resulted in the reduction of the Archdioceses from four to two and ten of the Dioceses being merged with neighboring Dioceses. The diagrams below show the structure before and after the Church Temporalities Act. The act also signaled the first movement toward land reform with the ability of tenants to purchase their rented church lands. | ||
'''1869''' The Church of Ireland ceased to be recognized as the state church. | '''1869''' The Church of Ireland ceased to be recognized as the state church. | ||
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By studying Ireland's religious history and the histories of particular denominations, you will learn of conditions that influenced your ancestor's life and the keeping of church records. | By studying Ireland's religious history and the histories of particular denominations, you will learn of conditions that influenced your ancestor's life and the keeping of church records. | ||
[[Image:Schematic History of the Ecclesiastical Courts of the Church of Ireland pre-1833.png|border|750px]] | [[Image:Schematic History of the Ecclesiastical Courts of the Church of Ireland pre-1833.png|border|750px|Schematic History of the Ecclesiastical Courts of the Church of Ireland pre-1833.png]] | ||
[[Image:Schematic History of the Ecclesiastical Courts of the Church of Ireland post-1833.png|border|750px]] | [[Image:Schematic History of the Ecclesiastical Courts of the Church of Ireland post-1833.png|border|750px|Schematic History of the Ecclesiastical Courts of the Church of Ireland post-1833.png]] | ||
== Sources for Irish Church History == | == Sources for Irish Church History == | ||