St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher is one of two cathedral churches in the
Diocese of Clogher (the other is
St Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen) in the
Church of Ireland
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. It is situated in the village of
Clogher
Clogher () is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne and ...
, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.
It was designed in 1744 by architect James Martin in a neo-classical style.
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History
According to tradition a monastery and bishopric were founded in Clogher circa 490 by
St. Macartan on the orders of St. Patrick.
In 1041, the church of Clogher was rebuilt, and dedicated to the memory of St. Macartin. It was again rebuilt in 1295 by Matthew M'Catasaid,
Bishop of Clogher
The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the ot ...
, but burnt to the ground on 20 April 1396 along with two chapels, the abbey, the court of the bishops, and thirty-two other buildings with all their contents. In 1610 the abbey and its revenues were confiscated by King James I and given to the Diocese of Clogher.
The present building was erected on the site in 1744.
Burials
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Mac Cathmhaoil
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, Bishop of Clogher (1356–1358). He died of the
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in 1358.
*Art Mac Cathmhaoil (Mac Cawell), Bishop of Clogher (1390–1432) a pious man, who had kept a
house of public hospitality for the
poor and indigent, died after penance in 1432.
*
Robert Leslie (died 1672),
Bishop of Clogher
The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the ot ...
See also
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Dean of Clogher
The Dean of Clogher is a dignitary of the Diocese of Clogher within the Church of Ireland. The title may be held by any licensed incumbent in the diocese, not necessarily the rector of one of the cathedral parishes of Clogher. The Dean, with the C ...
References
Creating St Macartan's CathedralPhotographs of cathedral
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Clogher
Clogher () is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne and ...
Diocese of Clogher (Church of Ireland)
Grade A listed buildings