Newry Cathedral

Newry, United Kingdom

The See of Dromore was founded in the sixth century by Colman of Dromore, and had its own independent jurisdiction ever since. The old cathedral of Dromore, which had been taken by the Protestants, was burnt down by the Irish insurgents in 1641, and rebuilt by Bishop Taylor twenty years later; the Catholic Church was erected later. In 1750 the seat of the cathedral was transferred to Newry the largest town of County Down situated at the head of Carlingford Lough.

Newry Cathedral, dedicated under the joint patronage of St Patrick & St Colman, was designed by the city's greatest native architect Thomas Duff and work began in 1825 with the basic building completed in 1829. Built of local granite, it was the first Catholic Cathedral in Ireland opened after Catholic Emancipation.

Work continued to enlarge and beautify the Cathedral at various stages in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century viz. the tower and transept were added in 1888 and the nave extended in 1904 under the supervision of Bishop Henry O'Neill.

The Cathedral replaced St Mary’s Church (the Old Chapel) which has been constructed by Bishop Lennon in 1789 and which, for forty years, doubled as both a parish Church and quasi-cathedral, two bishops having received episcopal consecration there.

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Founded: 1825
Category: Religious sites in United Kingdom

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Libin Thomas (2 months ago)
Nice ambience, peaceful mass and beautiful from inside. A bit of a concern is the parking.
Denis V (4 months ago)
Good guys. It was nice to visit this temple of God. Amazing architecture, lots of space. Padre is free for questions.
Angela Dieball (6 months ago)
Absolutely gorgeous mosaic tile church.
kathleen carville (19 months ago)
I went to 3oclock ceremony on Good Friday. Such a very moving ceremony. The Cathedral was beautiful.
Martine Kenny (21 months ago)
Apart from some paint peeling off the ceiling, it's a magnificent cathedral... wonderful mosaic. So, so well maintained
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