St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland)

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh is the seat of the Archbishop of Armagh in the Church of Ireland, and was the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishops until the Reformation. It is found in Armagh, Northern Ireland.

History

The origins of the cathedral are related to the construction in 445 of stone church on the Druim Saileach (Sallow Ridge) hill by St. Patrick, around which a monastic community developed. The Church was and is the center of the Church of Ireland.

The Church itself has been destroyed and rebuilt 17 times. It was substantially restored between 1834 and 1840 by Archbishop Lord John George Beresford and the architect Lewis Nockalls Cottingham.

Cathedral Worship

On Sundays there are three services held in the cathedral, 10:00am Holy Communion, 11:00am The Parish Eucharist(except on the 5th Sunday of the month when Sung Matins is celebrated) and at 3:15pm Choral Evensong. On weekdays, Matins is celebrated Mondays to Saturdays at 9:30am. On Holydays and feast days, Holy Communion is celebrated instead at 9:30am.

Organ and Organists

Organ

Details of the organ from the National Pipe Organ Register

Organists

• 1634 Richard Galway
• 1661 John Hawkshaw
• 1695 Robert Hodge
• 1711 William Toole
• 1722 Samuel Bettridge
• 1752 John Woffington
• 1759 Robert Barnes

• 1776 Langrishe Doyle
• 1782 Richard Langdon
• 1794 John Clarke
• 1797 John Jones
• 1816 Frederick Horncastle
• 1823 Robert Turle
• 1872 Thomas Marks

• 1917 G. H. P. Hewson
• 1920 Edred Chaundy
• 1935 Reginald West
• 1951 Frederick Carter
• 1966 Christopher Phelps
• 1968 Martin White
• 2002 Theo Saunders

See also

• List of cathedrals in Ireland

External links

• Official website
• Photo: Cathedral exterior
• Photo: Cathedral interior