The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Trim is a

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of the

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. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Meath, it is now one of two cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare which is part of the

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History

The tower is a remnant of the medieval parish Church of Trim. Walter de Brugge, an English-born judge, was appointed

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of St. Patrick's in 1381. Robert Dyke, a very senior Crown official and future

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, became vicar in 1435. Philip Norris, the notably controversial and outspoken Dean of

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, was vicar here in the 1440s and 1450s. Walsh, Katherine "Norris, Philip" '' Cambridge Dictionary of Irish'' Biography Bishops have been enthroned here since 1536 but it was not raised to Cathedral status until 1955. The tower clock commemorates Dean Butler, the historian of Trim. Stained glass in the West window was the first-ever stained glass designed by

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. In 1992 the cathedral was re-roofed and beams renewed in the gallery.

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Anglican cathedrals in the Republic of Ireland

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