Synod of Kells of Dublin and Tuam to archdioceses. The four provinces of Armagh, Cashel, Dublin and Tuam corresponded to the contemporary boundaries of the provinces of Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht respectively. The diocesan structure established by the synod largely survived until the sixteenth century, and still forms the basis of the territorial structure of both the Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, with many of the sees now merged. Synod of Kells The Synod of Kells took place in AD 1152, under the presidency of His Eminence Giovanni Cardinal Paparoni, and continued the process begun at the Synod of Ráth
Kells (County Kilkenny barony) west. The barony was part of the territory of the Ua Glóiairn clan of Callann, and in the historic kingdom of Osraige ("Ossory"). Kells Priory is located in the barony. Today it is part of the Roman Catholic Church diocese of Ossory and the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Ossory. Kells is currently administered by Kilkenny County Council. The name ""Kells"" developed from the ancient (pronounced Kannanas, accent on the first syllable). Still today "Ceanannas" is used by Irish speakers. After the Norman Invasion ""Ceanannas"" was corrupted into ""Kenelis"", and later into ""Kells"". From the 12th century onward,