St Eunan's Cathedral | |
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Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba | |
54°57′01″N 7°44′24″W / 54.95028°N 7.74000°W | |
Location | Ard Choluim, Letterkenny, County Donegal |
Country | Ireland |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founder(s) | Cardinal Patrick O'Donnell |
Consecrated | 16 June 1901 |
Cult(s) present | Adomnán, Columba |
Events | 1985: Interior renovation 1988:Opening of Adoration Chapel 2001: Exterior cleaning of sandstone 2001: Centenary |
Past bishop(s) | William MacNeely Anthony McFeely Séamus Hegarty Philip Boyce |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | William Hague T. F. McNamara |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1890–1900 |
Groundbreaking | 1888 |
Completed | 1900 |
Specifications | |
Number of spires | 1 |
Materials | White sandstone |
Bells | 12 |
Administration | |
Province | Armagh |
Diocese | Raphoe |
Parish | Conwal and Leck |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Alan McGuckian |
Prebendary | Kevin Gillespie |
Curate(s) | The Reverend Philip Kemmy The Reverend Damien Nejad |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | (Fr) Michael Carney |
St Eunan's Cathedral (/ˈjuːnən/ YOO-nən), or the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba as it is also known, is a cathedral in the parish of Conwal and Leck, part of the Diocese of Raphoe. Built between the years of 1890 and 1900, the cathedral is found in Letterkenny, County Donegal in Ireland. There are two cathedrals in the county; an older cathedral of the same name is found in the town of Raphoe, and since the Reformation, has been used by the Church of Ireland.
The cathedral was commissioned by Cardinal O'Donnell - then Bishop of Raphoe - and who, in 1888 aged 32, became the youngest bishop in the world at that time.[1] The cathedral, located on Castle Street opposite Conwal Parish Church in the town, celebrated its centenary in 2001.