Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna
The Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna, Ross, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Rosscarbery, County Cork in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
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Denomination | Church of Ireland |
History | |
Dedication | Saint Fachtna |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross |
Province | Province of Dublin |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Paul Colton |
Dean | C. L. Peters |
Archdeacon | Adrian Wilkinson |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | A. Cooke |
Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Ross,[1] it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Dating from the 1600s, it was extensively refurbished in the 19th century.
History
St Fachtna's is one of the smallest cathedrals in Ireland. It is the size of a typical parish church. [2]
The church is famous for its Irish Wolfhound mascot.
The Cathedral contains a fine set of six bells in the key of G, which are regularly rung.[3]
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References
- "The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland" Day, J.G.F./ Patton, H.E. p141: London, S.P.C.K., 1932
- A History of the City and County of Cork by Mary Francis Cusack 1875
- St Fachtna's Cathedral Roscarberry - BellringingIreland.org. [online] Bellringingireland.org. Available at: http://www.bellringingireland.org/index.php/st-fachtna-s-cathedral-roscarberry [Accessed 30 Apr. 2018].
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