Location Cork, County Cork Denomination Roman Catholic Status In Use Bishop John Buckley | Country Ireland Consecrated 1808 Phone +353 21 430 4325 | |
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Address Cathedral St, Blackpool, Cork, Ireland Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly Similar Church of St Anne - Shandon, Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Red Abbey - Cork, St Finbarr's Cemetery, Saints Peter and Paul's Ch | ||
The Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Anne (also known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, The North Cathedral or The North Chapel) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Cork, Ireland. It is the seat of the Bishop of Cork and Ross, and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross.
History
The cathedral was dedicated in 1808, but was extensively damaged by an act of arson in 1820. George Richard Pain undertook the restoration of the cathedral. In 1964, the sanctuary of the cathedral was extended, a sanctuary tower added, and the internal layout reorganised.
The most recent large-scale works were undertaken at the cathedral in 1996. The tower and sanctuary were renovated and refurbished, the roof was re-slated and the gothic ceiling was repaired. External stonework of the cathedral was also repointed. The cathedral closed for the duration of the works.