St Mary's Cathedral, Elphin
| St. Mary's Cathedral, Elphin | |
|---|---|
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| 53°50′43″N 8°11′26″W / 53.845229°N 8.190599°W | |
| Location | Achonry, Co Roscommon |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Previous denomination | Catholic |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Armagh |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh |
St Mary's Cathedral, Elphin,[1] is a former cathedral in Ireland.[2]
It was formerly the cathedral of the Diocese of Elphin,[3] and then a joint cathedral in Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh.[4] It was founded by St. Patrick and destroyed during the Rebellion of 1641.[5] It was rebuilt during the time of Bishop John Parker.[6] It has lain ruined since 1957.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- ^ irelandxo
- ^ "Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland" Vol 4 p116Cotton, H: Dublin : James Charles & Son, 1878
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 392–393. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ "The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland" Day, J.G.F./ Patton, H.E. p65: London, SPCK, 1932
- ^ Gilbert, J. T., rev. by Jason McElligott, 'Parker, John (d. 1681), Church of Ireland archbishop of Dublin' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP, 2004)
- ^ GCatholic