Cathedrals · Northern Ireland
St Peter's Cathedral
Also known as: Ard-Eaglais Naomh Peadar
St Peter's Cathedral 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
St Peter's Cathedral 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
Saint Peter's Cathedral, Belfast (Irish: Ard Eaglais Naomh Peadar, IPA: [ˈaːɾˠd̪ˠ ˌaɡlˠəʃ n̪ˠiːw ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾˠ]), is the Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor, and is therefore the episcopal seat of the Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor. It is located in the Divis Street area of the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and construction began in the 1860s. There are three choirs: the Cathedral Choir, the Down & Connor Schola Cantorum (Boys’ Choir) and the Cathedral Girls’ Choir. The decision to designate St Peter's as the diocesan cathedral was taken by Bishop Cahal Daly who celebrated the Mass on 29 June 1986 at which the building was formally designated as the cathedral church of Down and Connor. It is a Grade A listed building.
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Background
History
Until the Reformation the cathedral of the Diocese of Down and Connor had been at Downpatrick. However, at the beginning of the 19th century, Belfast was a growing town; and with the appointment of William Crolly in 1825, the episcopal seat moved there. St Peter's was originally envisaged as the parish church for the expanding post-Famine Catholic population of Belfast. The site was provided by a wealthy Belfast flour merchant and philanthropist, Bernard Hughes, while the church was designed by Fr Jeremiah Ryan McAuley, who had trained as an architect before he became a priest.
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- Coordinates
- 54.5990, -5.9445
- Address
- Belfast, County Antrim
- Established
- 1860
- Official site
- stpetersbelfast.ie
Sources
- wikidata: Q1144269 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter's Cathedral?
- St Peter's Cathedral is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5990°, -5.9445°.
- When was St Peter's Cathedral built?
- St Peter's Cathedral dates to 1860.