St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland)
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St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Irish: Ardeaglais Phádraig, Ard Mhacha) is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Diocese of Armagh.[1] The origins of the site are as a 5th century Irish stone monastery, said to have been founded by St. Patrick. Throughout the Middle Ages, the cathedral was the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, and one of the most important churches in Gaelic Ireland. With the 16th-century Protestant Reformation, the Irish Church divided between Protestants and Roman Catholics, with the cathedral being retained by the Church of Ireland.
The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Armagh | |
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Cathedral of the Diocese of Armagh and Metropolitan Cathedral of the United Provinces of Armagh and Tuam | |
54.3478°N 6.6562°W / 54.3478; -6.6562 | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Denomination | Church of Ireland |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www.stpatricks-cathedral.org |
History | |
Founded | AD 445 |
Founder(s) | Saint Patrick |
Dedication | Saint Patrick |
Consecrated | AD 445 |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Armagh |
Diocese | Diocese of Armagh |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | The Most Reverend John McDowell |
Dean | The Very Reverend Shane Forster |
Precentor | The Reverend Canon Norman Porteus |
Chancellor | The Reverend Canon Drew Dawson |
Archdeacon | The Venerable Terry Scott (Archdeacon of Armagh) |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Stephen Timpany |
Treasurer | The Reverend Canon Bill Adair |
Following Catholic emancipation in the 19th century, a new Catholic cathedral was built in Armagh, also called St Patrick's Cathedral.