St Columba's Church, Burtonport

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St Columba's, Burtonport
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Denomination Roman Catholic
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Groundbreaking 15 October 1898
Completed1899
Administration
Parish Kincasslagh & Burtonport
Diocese Raphoe
Clergy
Priest(s) Priests of St. Columba’s Church


1900 Fr. Patrick Brennan

1905 Fr. E. J. O’Doherty

Fr. P. D. McCaul

1908 Fr. Patrick McCafferty

Fr. John McGroarty

1923 Fr. BJA Sweeney

1928 Fr. P O’Boyle

1929 Fr. John McAteer

1939 Fr. B. Duggan

1940 Fr. James O’Byrne

1944 Fr. Manus Harkin

1945 Fr. John McIntyre

Fr. JR Griffith

1954 Fr. William Lynagh

1964 Fr. Charles McFadden

1974. Fr. Hugh Sweeney

1974 Fr. Daniel McDyer

1985 Fr. Daniel O’Doherty

2002 Fr. Matt McInerney

2000 Fr. Jimmy Shiels

2004 Fr. Pat Ward

St Columba's Church, Burtonport is a Catholic church which serves the coastal village of Burtonport in County Donegal, Ireland.

The church was built in 1898-1899. It was the second church built in the parish after St Mary's in Belcruit, 1856. St. Mary’s had a permanent curate until 2004 and both mainland churches are now served by one parish priest.

The third church of the parish, St. Crone’s, is on Arranmore Island. Fr. John Boyce is the curate.

Fr. Dan McDyer added the sacristy during his tenure.

Fr. Dan O’Doherty added the bell tower in 1999 to mark the new millennium.

The old parochial house sat where St. Columba’s Community Centre is now situated and housed a Parish priest and a curate. The new parochial house was built in 1985 by Fr. Dan McDyer. [1] The parish belongs to the Diocese of Raphoe. [2]

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References

  1. "Kincasslagh and Burtonport Parish" . Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. "Diocese of Raphoe" . Retrieved 4 June 2017.