St Mary's Cathedral, Elphin

St. Mary's Cathedral, Elphin
St. Mary's Cathedral, Elphin
53°50′43″N8°11′26″W / 53.845229°N 8.190599°W / 53.845229; -8.190599
Location	Achonry, Co Roscommon
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic
Administration
Province	Province of Armagh
Diocese	Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh

St Mary's Cathedral, Elphin, ^[1] is a former cathedral in Ireland. ^[2]

It was formerly the cathedral of the Diocese of Elphin, ^[3] and then a joint cathedral in Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. ^[4] It was founded by St. Patrick and destroyed during the Rebellion of 1641. ^[5] It was rebuilt during the time of Bishop John Parker. ^[6] It has lain ruined since 1957. ^[7]

Notes

1. "A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN   0-19-821745-5
2. irelandxo
3. "Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland" Vol 4 p116Cotton, H: Dublin : James Charles & Son, 1878
4. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 392–393. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
5. "The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland" Day, J.G.F./ Patton, H.E. p65: London, SPCK, 1932
6. Gilbert, J. T., rev. by Jason McElligott, 'Parker, John (d. 1681), Church of Ireland archbishop of Dublin' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP, 2004)
7. GCatholic