The Archdiocese of Tuam (Irish: Ard-Deoise Thuama) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in western Ireland. The archdiocese is led by the Archbishop of Tuam who serves as pastor of the mother church the Cathedral of the Assumption and Metropolitan of the Metropolitan Province of Tuam. According to tradition the Diocese of Tuam was established in the 6th century by St. Jarlath.