The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Rock is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
| The Cathedral Church of St. John the Baptist and St. Patrick's Rock, Cashel | |
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| 52°30′55.49″N 07°53′8.31″W / 52.5154139°N 7.8856417°W | |
| Location | John's St., Cashel, County Tipperary |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Website | https://cashelunion.ie/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Rock |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Oliver Grace |
| Style | Georgian |
| Completed | 1784 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Dublin & Cashel |
| Diocese | United Dioceses of Cashel Ferns and Ossory |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Bishop of Cashel and Ossory |
| Dean | The Very Reverend Gerald G. Field |
| Precentor | Dean of Waterford |
| Archdeacon | The Venerable C Long |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Mrs M Thompson |
Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Cashel, it is now one of six cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cashel Ferns and Ossory.
Ecclesiastical history
editThe historic cathedral on the Rock of Cashel had been seized by the English Crown from the Catholic Church in the 1530s and was then handed over to the newly established Church of Ireland. This mediaeval cathedral was closed for worship by the Church of Ireland in 1721. Meanwhile, the old parish church of St John was removed and the present Georgian cathedral completed in 1784.[1] Its famous Samuel Green organ was built in 1786, while Charles Agar was Archbishop, and the Chapter House was built to hold the Bolton Library.[2][3]
See also
edit- Dean of Cashel
- Thurles Cathedral for the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Casel and Emly
References
edit- ^ Day, J.G.F., Patton, H.E., The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland (London:S.P.C.K., 1932), p. 123
- ^ St Peter the Rock Cathedral, Cashel Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 8 January 2008.
- ^ "Between a rock and a hard place".