Dromore Cathedral

Dromore Cathedral, formally The Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer, Dromore, is one of two cathedral churches (the other is Down Cathedral) in the Diocese of Down and Dromore of the Church of Ireland. It is situated in the small town of Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.

Dromore Cathedral
Dromore Cathedral
LocationDromore, County Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Websitehttp://www.dromorecathedral.co.uk/
Architecture
Completed1661
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Down and Dromore
ProvinceProvince of Armagh
Clergy
Bishop(s)Bishop David McClay
DeanVery Reverend Geoff Wilson
Curate(s)Reverend Trevor McKeown

The present building was originally constructed in 1661 by Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor[1] and has been several times expanded to its present size. The organ was installed by Conacher of Huddersfield in 1871.

History

The first church on the site was a wattle and daub building constructed by St Colman circa 510. This was replaced by a medieval church which was destroyed in the late 16th century. The church was again rebuilt and in 1609 elevated to the "Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer" by Letters Patent of James I. In 1641 this building, too, was destroyed.

The present building was first constructed under Bishop Jeremy Taylor in 1661 as a narrow church 100 feet (30 metres) long. In 1811 Thomas Percy (bishop of Dromore) added a short aisle at right angles to the nave to form an L-shaped floor plan. In 1870 a semicircular sanctuary and organ aisle were added. Finally in 1899 an additional aisle parallel to the original nave aisle was added to achieve a conventional rectangular floor plan.

Burials

James McColough 13 July 1793 Headstones present 2001 family migrated to Nova Scotia Canada and then to Australia Ann McColough 24 December 1790 William McColough 1790

See also

References
  1. "The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland" Day, J.G.F./ Patton, H.E. p54: London, S.P.C.K., 1932
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