Cathedrals · Northern Ireland
Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn
Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn (also known as Lisburn Cathedral), is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Connor in the Church of Ireland. It is situated in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. Previously St Thomas's church, it is now one of two cathedrals in the Diocese, the other being the shared Cathedral Church of St Anne, Belfast. The Dean and Chapter of Lisburn Cathedral are known as the Dean and Chapter of St Saviour, Connor in honour of the original cathedral of Connor, County Antrim. The current building was started in 1708, after its predecessor was burnt down. Its noteworthy features are the gallery seating in the nave and the octagonal spire. At approximately 55m (181 feet) it is the tallest and most prominent building in the city of Lisburn.
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Background
History
A church was built on the cathedral site in the early 1600s by Sir Fulke Conway as a chapel of ease for his new castle at what was then called Lisnagarvey. It was consecrated in 1623 and dedicated to St Thomas, but was destroyed along with much of the town during the rebellion of 1641. The church was quickly rebuilt and in 1662 St Thomas's was designated the cathedral church and episcopal seat of the United Diocese of Down and Connor by Charles II and renamed Christ Church Cathedral. Additional gallery seating was introduced in 1674 with access via a bell tower. The cathedral burned down a second time in 1707. Again it was quickly rebuilt starting in 1708 und was completed 11 years later in…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5111, -6.0417
- Address
- Castle and Bridge Street, Lisburn
- Established
- 1708
- Official site
- lisburncathedral.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q5108771 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn?
- Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5111°, -6.0417°.
- When was Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn built?
- Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn dates to 1708.