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Belfast Cathedral, (Irish: Ardeaglais Bhéal Feirste) also known as St Anne's Cathedral (Irish: Ardeaglais San Anna), is an Anglican cathedral in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore). It is the focal point of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter.
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 ...
Following publicity on the BBC, Radio Three offered to record the first performance. That studio performance, with the Choir of St Anne's Cathedral, was broadcast throughout the UK and subsequently performed live at the Ulster Museum by a different grouping of performers. The work is dedicated to the composer and academic Adrian Thomas.
Belfast's Custom House, situated on the very edge of Cathedral Quarter by the city's central Laganside bank, was a popular site for public speakers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In those times, in the vein of London's Speakers' Corner , the city's citizens often participated in the art of lively and spontaneous debate on any ...
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He had served there for 37 years. He was the master of the choristers when Aled Jones was in the choir. [citation needed] Other long-serving holders of the title include Charles J Brennan, who spent 60 years (1904–1964) at Belfast Cathedral [3] and Dr Leslie Paul of Bangor Cathedral who served in that role for 42 years (1928 - 1970).
St. George's Church, Belfast is a Church of Ireland church located on High Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest Church of Ireland church in Belfast. [1] It was designed by Irish architect, John Bowden, and opened in 1816. Major refurbishment work was completed in June 2000. [2]
The Rev'd Canon Charles McCollum (incumbent 1995 - 2008) the first rector of the united parish of St Peter & St James, who subsequently became a Canon of Ossary Cathedral, Kilkenny. The Rev'd Adrian Dorrian (incumbent 2009 - 2012). The Rev'd Brian Lacey (incumbent 2013–present) who is concurrently Rural Dean of North Belfast.