St. John's Cathedral, Cashel

The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Rock is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.

The Cathedral Church of St. John the Baptist and St. Patrick's Rock, Cashel
52°30′55.49″N 07°53′8.31″W
Location	John's St., Cashel, County Tipperary
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
Website	https://cashelunion.ie/
History
Dedication	Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Rock
Architecture
Architect(s)	Oliver Grace
Style	Georgian
Completed	1784
Administration
Province	Province of Dublin & Cashel
Diocese	United Dioceses of Cashel Ferns and Ossory
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Bishop of Cashel and Ossory
Dean	The Very Reverend Gerald G. Field
Precentor	Dean of Waterford
Archdeacon	The Venerable C Long
Laity
Organist/Director of music	Mrs M Thompson

Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Cashel, it is now one of six cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cashel Ferns and Ossory.

Ecclesiastical history

The historic cathedral on the Rock of Cashel had been seized by the English Crown from the Catholic Church in the 1530s and was then handed over to the newly established Church of Ireland. This mediaeval cathedral was closed for worship by the Church of Ireland in 1721. Meanwhile, the old parish church of St John was removed and the present Georgian cathedral completed in 1784.^[1] Its famous Samuel Green organ was built in 1786, while Charles Agar was Archbishop, and the Chapter House was built to hold the Bolton Library.^[2][3]

See also

• Dean of Cashel
• Thurles Cathedral for the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Casel and Emly

References

1. Day, J.G.F., Patton, H.E., The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland (London:S.P.C.K., 1932), p. 123
2. St Peter the Rock Cathedral, Cashel Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 8 January 2008.
3. "Between a rock and a hard place".