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St Macartan's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher in Ireland. It is located in the townland of Latlurcan, Monaghan town in the ecclesiastical parish of Monaghan and Rackwallace. It was built between the years of 1861 and 1893 and is the only cathedral in the county. [1] [2]
St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher is one of two cathedral churches in the Diocese of Clogher (the other is St Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen) in the Church of Ireland. It is situated in the village of Clogher , County Tyrone, Northern Ireland in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.
St Macartan's Cathedral may refer to cathedral churches of the Diocese of Clogher in the following denominations: Church of Ireland. St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher; St Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen; Roman Catholic. St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan
St Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen, is one of two cathedral churches in the Diocese of Clogher (the other is St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher) in the Church of Ireland. It stands on high ground overlooking the town of Enniskillen , County Fermanagh , Northern Ireland in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.
The foundation stone of a St Macartan's Cathedral was laid in Monaghan in June 1861. [3] The cathedral was dedicated in August 1892. Today the diocese has a faithful of over 100,000 parishioners spread across 37 parishes.
Initial construction on the cathedral began in 1163, but it took more than 100 years to complete. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the cathedral underwent major restorations and additions.
Saint Mac Cairthinn, also Macartan, McCartan (died 506), is recognized as the first presiding Bishop of Clogher from 454 to his death. One of the earliest Christian saints in Ireland, he is known as Saint Patrick 's "Threin Fhir" , or "Strong Man" for his dedication and faithfulness to the fledgling Church.
Clogher is home to the provincial office in Northern Ireland for the congregation of the Sisters of Mercy [7] (Roman Catholic order of nuns). From 1971-1991 The Mercy Order employed some of their nuns at St Macartan's Primary School following the leave of the order of saint louis as the school was actually founded by the Sisters of St Louis in the 1930s [8] due to the high demand for primary ...