St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo

St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo
The Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin and St John the Baptist, Sligo
Ardeaglais na Maighdine Muire agus Naomh Eoin Baiste, Sligeach
54°16′13″N 08°28′38″W / 54.27028°N 8.47722°W / 54.27028; -8.47722
Location	Sligo
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
Website	https://www.dkea.ie/parishes/elphin/#sligo
History
Consecrated	18th century (25 October 1961 as a cathedral)
Architecture
Groundbreaking	c. 1730
Administration
Province	Province of Armagh
Diocese	Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Right Reverend Ferran Glenfield
Dean	The Very Reverend Arfon Williams
Archdeacon	The Venerable Ian Linton

St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo or more properly the Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin and St John the Baptist, Sligo but also known as Sligo Cathedral is one of two cathedral churches in the diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh (the other is St Fethlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore) in the Church of Ireland. It is situated in the town of Sligo, Ireland in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.

The church was built as St John's Church in the mid-18th century to the design of architect Richard Cassels, who adopted a basilica pattern from Roman architecture.

See also

• Dean of Elphin and Ardagh
• List of cathedrals in Ireland

External links

• Sligo Cathedral Group (Church of Ireland)
• Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the Baptist on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage website
• "Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the Baptist", entry on Archiseek

References

• "History of St John's". Retrieved 19 September 2012.

This page was last edited on 5 June 2024, at 18:40