St Columb's Cathedral
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St Columb's Cathedral, Derry |
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| Cathedral Church of St Columb, Derry City | |
| Dedication | St Columba |
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| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Derry and Raphoe |
| Province | Armagh |
| Clergy | |
| Dean | The Very Rev. Dr. William W Morton |
| Canon | Rev. J. C. D. Mayes |
| Canon | Rev. I. H. McDonald |
| Canon | Rev. K. R. Kingston, M.A. |
| Canon | Rev. R. J. Stewart, M.A. |
| Prebendary | The Ven. Donald S McLean, B. |
| Other | |
| Organist | Ian Kenneth Mills |
| Website | St Columb's Cathedral |
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St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Derry or Londonderry, Northern Ireland is the mother church of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe and the parish church of Templemore.
It is dedicated to Saint Columba, the Ulster monk who established a Christian settlement in the area before being exiled from Ireland and introducing Christianity to Scotland and northern England.
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[edit] History
It was built in 1633, in the Planter's Gothic style. In the porch is an inscription:
- If stones could speake then London's prayse should sound
- Who built this church and cittie from the grounde.
St. Columb's has in its possession many documents dating back from the Siege of Derry. They have portraits of William of Orange and the original keys of the city.
Services
The cathedral has three Sunday services, 8:00am Early Morning Eucharist, 11:00am Sung Eucharist (1st and 3rd Sundays of the month), Matins (All other Sundays of the month), 10:00am Family Service (4th Sunday of the month) and 4:00pm Choral Evensong.
On weekdays Morning Prayer is celebrated Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10:30am and on Tuesdays Holy Communion is celebrated with intercessions for the sick.
The cathedral is served by the Dean - Very Reverend William Morton and a Curate Assistant Canon Reverend John Merrick.
[edit] Organ and Organists
[edit] Organ
Details of the organ from the National Pipe Organ Register WLF
[edit] Organists
- 1878 Daniel Jones
- 1912 Sydney Weale
- 1914 Henry Coleman
- 1921 John T Frankland
- 1948 Michael H Franklin
- 1968 Neil Wade
- 1971 Ian Barber
- 1972 Michael Hoeg
- 1981 Marc Rochester
- 1982 William West
- 1988 Alexander Best
- 1990 William West
- 1991 Timothy Allen
- 2002 Jonathan Lane
- 2005 Ian Kenneth Mills
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