The archbishop's throne (cathedra) is in Christ Church Cathedral in central Dublin.

The remains and memory of monasteries famous before that time, at Finglas, Glasnevin, Glendalough, Kilnamanagh, Rathmichael, Swords, Tallaght, among others, are witness to the faith of earlier generations and to a flourishing Church life in their time.

He sent his chosen candidate, Donat (or Donagh or Donatus), to be consecrated in Canterbury in 1038 and the new prelate set up the Diocese of Dublin as a small territory within the walled city.

The Bishop of Dublin answered to the Archbishop of Canterbury and did not attend councils of the Irish Church.

Following the death of John Alen, Henry VIII put pressure on the chapters of Dublin's cathedrals, who elected (January 1536) an archbishop of his choice, George Browne.