St John's Cathedral (Limerick)

St John's Cathedral
Ardeaglais Naomh Eoin
St John's Cathedral is located in Ireland
St John's Cathedral
St John's Cathedral
Location in Ireland
52°39′45″N 8°37′00″W / 52.66250°N 8.61667°W / 52.66250; -8.61667
LocationCathedral Place, Limerick, Ireland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitehttps://www.limerickcathedral.com/
History
StatusCathedral
ConsecratedJune 1894
Architecture
StyleGothic revival
Years built1856–1882
Groundbreaking1 May 1856
Completed1882
Specifications
Tower height81 m (266 ft)
Materialslimestone,
Administration
ProvinceCashel and Emly
DioceseLimerick
ParishCathedral
Stone commemorating the construction and restorations of the cathedral.

St. John's Cathedral (Irish: Ardeaglais Naomh Eoin) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Limerick, Ireland. Designed by the architect Philip Charles Hardwick, ground was broken in 1857 and the first Mass celebrated on 7 March 1859. It replaced a chapel founded in 1753.