Cloyne Cathedral

St. Colman's Cathedral, Cloyne is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cloyne, County Cork in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.

For other uses, see Cloyne Cathedral (disambiguation).
St. Colman's Cathedral, Cloyne
51°51′42.188″N 8°7′9.703″W
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Websitecork.anglican.org
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
ProvinceProvince of Dublin
Clergy
DeanThe Very Revd Susan Green
Laity
Organist(s)Ian Sexton

Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Cloyne, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The Cloyne Round Tower is across the road from the cathedral and has been used as the tower for the cathedral bell.

History
Cathedral Church of St. Colman and Round Tower from 1873

The diocese was founded in 560 by St Colman. The site for his monastery and monastic school at Cloyne (Irish: Cluain Uamha or "Meadow of the Caves") was donated by Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn, King of Munster.[1] The Danes plundered Cloyne in 822, 824 and 885. Cloyne was recognised as a diocese at the Synod of Kells in 1152. The present church dates from 1250[2] and was built on the site of older buildings.[3] A Roman Catholic cathedral of St Colman was built at Cobh beginning in 1868 and completed in the early years of the 20th century.

See also
  • List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Cork)
  • Dean of Cloyne - chronological list of the Deans of Cloyne

References
  1. Catholic Ireland Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine St Colman of Cloyne.
  2. "The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland" Day, J.G.F./ Patton, H.E. p139: London, S.P.C.K., 1932
  3. "The Book of Cloyne" by Rev JKS Ridley Barker


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