Location Belfast, County Antrim Denomination Roman Catholic Length 180ft (54.8m) Phone +44 28 9032 7573 | Country Northern Ireland Years built 1860–1866 Province Ulster Bishop Noel Treanor | |
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Website stpeterscathedralbelfast.com Address St Peter's Square, Belfast, BT12 4BU, United Kingdom Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar St Anne's Cathedral - Belfast, St Patrick's Cathedral - Armagh, Newry Cathedral, St George's Cathedral - London, Ayr Cathedral Profiles | ||
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St. Peter's Cathedral, Belfast. (Irish: Ard Eaglais Naomh Peadar) is the Roman Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor, and is therefore the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor. It is located in the Divis Street area of the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland and dates from the 1860s. It is home to St Peter's Schola Cantorum (Choir).
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History
The cathedral was originally a parish church. It was designed by Fr Jeremiah Ryan McAulay, who had trained as an architect before he became a priest, and built on a site donated by a local baker. Bernard Hughes. It opened on 14 October 1866.
Until the Reformation the cathedral of the Diocese of Down & Connor had been at Downpatrick. Since that was no longer available, St Peter's was made into a pro-cathedral, or temporary cathedral, for the Diocese, until 29 June 1986, when it became a cathedral in the full sense.
Past Administrators
From St Peter's Cathedral website unless otherwise stated: