St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland)
| The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Armagh | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of the Diocese of Armagh and Metropolitan Cathedral of the United Provinces of Armagh and Tuam | |
The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Armagh | |
| 54°20′52″N 6°39′22″W / 54.3478°N 6.6562°W | |
| Address | Abbey Street, Armagh |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | stpatricks-cathedral |
| History | |
| Founded | AD 445 |
| Founder | Saint Patrick |
| Dedication | Saint Patrick |
| Consecrated | AD 445 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Armagh |
| Diocese | Armagh |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | The Most Reverend John McDowell |
| Dean | The Very Reverend Shane Forster |
| Precentor | The Reverend Canon Bill Adair B.E.M. |
| Chancellor | The Reverend Canon David Hilliard |
| Canon Treasurer | The Reverend Canon Matthew Hagan M.B.E. |
| Prebendary | Prebendary of Mullabrack: The Reverend Canon Matthew Hagan M.B.E.
Prebendary of Loughgall: The Reverend Canon Andrew Totten O.B.E. Prebendary of Tynan: The Reverend Canon Colin Darling. Prebendary of Ballymore: The Reverend Gary McMurray. |
| Archdeacon | The Venerable Dr Peter Thompson (Archdeacon of Armagh). The Venerable Elizabeth Cairns (Archdeacon of Ardboe). |
| Laity | |
| Organist | Stephen Timpany |
St Patrick's Cathedral is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Diocese of Armagh. 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 cathedral was retained by the Protestant Church of Ireland. It is one of two Anglican churches in Armagh City, with the other being St Mark's Parish Church.
Following Roman Catholic emancipation in the 19th century, a new Roman Catholic cathedral was built in Armagh, also called St Patrick's Cathedral.