St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan
St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan | |
---|---|
Location | Monaghan, Ireland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Consecrated | 21 August 1892 |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic revival |
Groundbreaking | 1862 |
Completed | 1893 |
Specifications | |
Materials | limestone |
Administration | |
Province | Armagh |
Diocese | Clogher |
Parish | Cathedral |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Lawrence Duffy |
St Macartan's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher in Ireland. It is located in the townland of Latlurcan, Monaghan town in the ecclesiastical parish of Monaghan and Rackwallace. It was built between the years of 1861 and 1893 and is the only Catholic cathedral in the county.[1][2]
History
The cathedra of the Bishop of Clogher was moved to Monaghan town in the mid-19th century. The plan for the cathedral was proposed in 1858 by Bishop Charles MacNally. The site was purchased in 1861. Architect James Joseph McCarthy (1817–1882) designed the cathedral in a 14th-century Gothic architectural style was begun in 1862. Most limestone was quarried locally. Architect William Hague Jr. (1840–1899) from Cavan oversaw the building of the spire after 1882, which stands 81 metres high, as well as the gate lodge. Bishop James Donnelly, bishop of Clogher from 1864 to 1893, oversaw most of the building and dedicated it on 21 August 1892 to the service of God and the patronage of Macartan, the diocese's patron saint.[1][2] The cathedral was renovated and the beautiful interior was simplified and left feeling bare. For those looking to pray to the Blessed Sacrament, the tabernacle can be found out of immediate eyesight on the right hand side of the sanctuary.
Burials
- Patrick Mulligan (1912–1990), Bishop of Clogher
See also
References
- ^ a b Charles E. B. Brett, Buildings of Monaghan. Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 1970.
- ^ a b Simon Walker. Historic Ulster Churches. (Belfast: Queens University at Belfast, 2000), p.182.
External links
- Official Website
- Archiseek: St. Macartan's Cathedral
- v
- t
- e
- Province of Armagh:
- Archdiocese of Armagh
- Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
- Diocese of Clogher
- Diocese of Derry
- Diocese of Down and Connor
- Diocese of Dromore
- Diocese of Kilmore
- Diocese of Meath
- Diocese of Raphoe
- Province of Cashel:
- Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
- Diocese of Cloyne
- Cork and Ross
- Diocese of Kerry
- Diocese of Killaloe
- Diocese of Limerick
- Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
- Diocese of Kilfenora
- Province of Dublin:
- Archdiocese of Dublin
- Diocese of Ferns
- Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
- Diocese of Ossory
- Province of Tuam:
- Archdiocese of Tuam
- Diocese of Achonry
- Diocese of Clonfert
- Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh
- Diocese of Elphin
- Diocese of Killala
- Archbishop of Armagh (Eamon Martin)
- Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise (Paul Connell)
- Bishop of Clogher (Lawrence Duffy)
- Bishop of Derry (Donal McKeown)
- Bishop of Down and Connor (Noel Treanor)
- Bishop of Dromore (sede vacante)
- Bishop of Kilmore (Martin Hayes)
- Bishop of Meath (Thomas Deenihan)
- Bishop of Raphoe (Alan McGuckian)
- Archbishop of Cashel and Emly (Kieran O'Reilly)
- Bishop of Cloyne (William Crean)
- Bishop of Cork and Ross (Fintan Gavin)
- Bishop of Kerry (Raymond Browne)
- Bishop of Killaloe (Fintan Monahan)
- Bishop of Limerick (Brendan Leahy)
- Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (Alphonsus Cullinan)
- Archbishop of Dublin (Dermot Farrell)
- Bishop of Ferns (Gerard Nash)
- Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Denis Nulty)
- Bishop of Ossory (Niall Coll)
- Archbishop of Tuam and Bishop of Killala (Francis Duffy)
- Bishop of Clonfert and Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora (Michael Duignan)
- Bishop of Achonry and Bishop of Elphin (Kevin Doran)
- Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Apostolic Visitor (Kenneth Nowakowski)
- Armagh Cathedral
- Belfast Cathedral
- Cavan Cathedral
- Derry Cathedral
- Letterkenny Cathedral
- Longford Cathedral
- Monaghan Cathedral
- Mullingar Cathedral
- Newry Cathedral
- Cobh Cathedral
- Cork Cathedral
- Ennis Cathedral
- Killarney Cathedral
- Limerick Cathedral
- Skibbereen Cathedral
- Thurles Cathedral
- Waterford Cathedral
- Carlow Cathedral
- Dublin Pro-Cathedral
- Enniscorthy Cathedral
- Kilkenny Cathedral
- Ballaghaderreen Cathedral
- Ballina Cathedral
- Galway Cathedral
- Loughrea Cathedral
- Sligo Cathedral
- Tuam Cathedral
- List of Catholic churches in Ireland
- Catholicism portal
- Ireland portal
54°14′40″N 6°57′30″W / 54.24444°N 6.95833°W / 54.24444; -6.95833