Catholic Union
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Catholic Union | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Archbishop Paul Cullen |
| Founder | Archbishop Paul Cullen |
| Founded | 26 November 1872 |
| Dissolved | 1876[1] |
| Preceded by | National Association |
| Ideology | Irish nationalism Religious conservatism Land reform |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
The Catholic Union was a political organisation in Ireland in the 1870s. It was the brainchild of Paul Cullen, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and future Irish cardinal. He created it in 1872 to link growing public interest in politics and Irish nationalism with a Catholic agenda. It was his second attempt to create a Church-orientated political party, following the collapse and failure of his first such organisation, the National Association.
The Catholic Union set itself three goals to achieve:
- disestablishment of the Church of Ireland;
- the creation of a Catholic university;
- moderate land reform in Ireland.
