St. Peter the Rock Cathedral, Cashel

The Cathedral Church of St. John the Baptist and St. Patrick's Rock, Cashel
52°30′38″N 07°53′23″W
Location	John's St., Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
Website	www.cashel.anglican.org/cashel.shtm
History
Dedication	Saint Peter
Architecture
Style	Georgian
Completed	1784
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Cashel and Ossory
Province	Province of Dublin
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Bishop of Cashel and Ossory
Dean	The Very Reverend P J Knowles
Precentor	Dean of Waterford
Archdeacon	The Venerable J G Murray
Laity
Organist/Director of music	Mrs M Thompson

St. Peter the Rock Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.

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

Ecclesiastical history

Following the English Reformation, the Church of Ireland was separated from Rome and by decree of the Irish Parliament, under English domination, it became the established Church in the Kingdom of Ireland. The Church of Ireland retained most Church property (and so preserved a great repository of religious architecture and other items, though some were later destroyed). The great majority of the population, especially outside the Pale, however, remained faithful to the See of Rome, despite the political and economic advantages of membership in the now separated and established Church of Ireland. Since the historic cathedral on the Rock of Cashel was affected in this way, Roman Catholic adherents were consequently obliged to worship elsewhere.

By 2011, some Anglicans were able to acknowledge that

"The forced alienation of sacred places from one community to another leaves lasting scars"

The historic cathedral on the Rock of Cashel was closed for worship in 1721. Meanwhile the old parish church of St John was removed and the present Georgian cathedral completed in 1784. Its famous Samuel Green organ was built in 1786.

See also

• Dean of Cashel