St Peter's Cathedral - Belfast
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St. Peter's Cathedral, Belfast is the Roman Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor.
Waymark Code: WMV1BE
Location: Ulster, Ireland
Date Posted: 02/07/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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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).

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."

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St Peter's Cathedral, St Peter's Square, Belfast, BT12 4BU


Religious affiliation: Catholic

Date founded or constructed: 1866

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