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St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast
Saint Peter's Cathedral, Belfast ( ga, Ard Eaglais Naomh Peadar, ), is the Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor, and is therefore the episcopal seat of the Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor. It is located in the Divis Street area of the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and construction began in the 1860s. There are two choirs: the Cathedral Choir sings at the Vigil Mass and the Down & Connor Schola Cantorum (Boys’ Choir) sings at the 11am Mass. History Until the Reformation the cathedral of the Diocese of Down and Connor had been at Downpatrick. However, at the beginning of the 19th century, Belfast was a growing town; and with the appointment of William Crolly in 1825, the episcopal seat moved there. St Peter's was originally envisaged as the parish church for the expanding post-Famine Catholic population of Belfast. The site was provided by a wealthy Belfast flour merchant and philanthropist, Bernard Hughes
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Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 . By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the , was the world's largest shipyard. Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration, made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland. ...
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Bernard Hughes
Bernard Hughes (18081878) was a nineteenth century Irish industrialist and politician. He was born in Co. Armagh but moved to Belfast in 1826. Hughes set up his bakery in 1840 and by 1870 he had the largest baking and milling industry in Ireland. His continuing fame is due to his development and production of cheap and wholesome bread. The most famous item was the ''Belfast Bap'', more commonly known as ''Barney's Baps''. His bread is recalled in the rhyme: :''Barney Hughes' bread'' :''Sticks to your belly like lead.'' :''Not a bit of wonder'' :''You fart like thunder'' :''Barney Hughes' bread.'' The rhyme was inspired by the consequences of the use of beans and peas in the recipe to keep the price of the bread low. His main mill was located in Divis Street in the lower Falls Road. He was the first Catholic elected to Belfast Corporation Belfast City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste) is the local authority with responsibility for part of the city of Belf ...
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Roman Catholic Churches In Belfast
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Bernard Laverty
Monsignior Bernard Joseph Laverty (1863–1945) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Down and Connor. He was born in the parish of Duneane in 1863, studied at St. Malachy's College and St Patrick's College, Maynooth and was ordained for service as a priest in 1890 in the College Chapel in St. Malachy's. His first appointment was to the parish of Newcastle, Co. Down and then to St. Matthew's Short Strand. Subsequently he transferred to St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast for 12 years the last six of which he was Administrator. After a period in Ligoneil he was made parish priest of Holy Rosary Parish on Belfast's Ormeau Road in 1921. He was made chair of Belfast Catholic Protection Committee and participated in discussions with the police and government officials after Partition to explore Catholic involvement in the new state of Northern Ireland but very little came of these discussions. Monsignor Laverty was made Vicar General of the Diocese in 1934 and two years l ...
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John Tohill
John Tohill (1855–1914) was an Irish Roman Catholic Prelate and 26th Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. He was born in Gortmacrane County Londonderry, on 23 December 1855 to Anthony Tohill and Alice (née Convery) Tohill. He studied Classics at ''Tirgarvil School'' and then boarded at St. Malachy's College before entering Maynooth College on 21 September 1875. Priestly ministry Tohill was recognised as a brilliant student at Maynooth coming first in every class. Patrick Dorrian (then Bishop of Down and Connor) recognised Tohill's scholarly ability and even before he was ordained priest he was appointed to the staff of Diocesan College in Belfast. He was ordained by Patrick Dorrian on 22 September 1878. Tohill taught classics (mostly Greek) at the College until 1894 but always involved himself in the wider pastoral life of Belfast. An Irish Times obituary recalled that during the 1886 Belfast riots "Fr Tohill exercised his influence in the interests of peace." He gave e ...
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Holy Thursday
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Chrism Mass
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Cahal Daly
Charles (Cahal) Brendan Cardinal Daly KGCHS (1 October 1917 – 31 December 2009) was an Irish philosopher, theologian, writer and international speaker and, in later years, a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Daly served as the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh from late 1990 to 1996, the oldest man to take up this role for nearly 200 years. He was later created a Cardinal-Priest of '' S. Patrizio'' by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 28 June 1991. Early life Charles Brendan Daly was born in Ballybraddin, Loughguile, a village near Ballymoney in County Antrim, the third child of seven born to Charles Daly and Susan Connolly. His father was a primary school teacher originally from Keadue, County Roscommon, and his mother a native of Antrim. He was educated at St. Patrick's National School in Loughguile, and then as a boarder in St. Malachy's College, Belfast, in 1930. The writer Brian Moore was a near contemporary. Studies Daly stu ...
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Bishop Daniel Mageean
Bishop Daniel Mageean D.D. 6 May 1882 – 17 January 1962 was an Irish Roman Catholic Prelate and until 1962 he held the title Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. Early life and priestly ministry Daniel Mageean was born in the townland of Darragh Cross in the parish of Saintfield, County Down and received secondary education at St Malachy's College and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was ordained priest in 1906. His older sister Mary (McCall) became the first President of the Apostolic Work in 1924 indicating the faith and commitment of his wider family where there were others vocations to religious life. While his mother was a sister of the late Dr Richard Marner, who served as President of St. Malachy's College from 1866 – 1876 and then Parish Priest of Kilkeel until his death in 1906. His first pastoral appointment was a summer curacy in Glenavy parish in July 1907 and on 1 September that year he was transferred to St Malachy's College where he taught both English Liter ...
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