Irish Church Act 1869

The Irish Church Act 1869

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to put an end to the Establishment of the Church of Ireland, and to make provision in respect of the Temporalities thereof, and in respect of the Royal College of Maynooth
Statute book chapter	32 & 33 Vict. c. 42
Territorial extent	Ireland
Dates
Royal Assent	26 July 1869
Commencement	1 January 1871
Other legislation
Related legislation	Welsh Church Act 1914
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Irish Church Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 42) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during William Ewart Gladstone's administration.

The Act disestablished the established church in Ireland, disassociating it from the state and repealing the law that required tithes to be paid to it, a body that commanded the adherence of a small minority of the population of Ireland. It also ceased to send representatives to the House of Lords.

The passage of the Bill through Parliament caused acrimony between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, with Queen Victoria intervening personally to mediate.

The Act came into force on 1 January 1871 when the now disestablished church in Ireland became known as the Church of Ireland.

See also

• Antidisestablishmentarianism
• Religion in the United Kingdom
• Welsh Church Act 1914

External links

• A Brief History of Disestablishment, United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough