| Dromore Cathedral | |
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| The Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer | |
 Dromore Cathedral in 2021 | |
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| 54°24′53″N 06°09′06″W / 54.41472°N 6.15167°W | |
| Location | Dromore, County Down |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Membership | 600 families |
| Website | https://www.dromorecathedral.org/ |
| History | |
| Status | Open for Worship |
| Founded | 510AD by St Colman; 1609AD by Letters Patent made a Cathedral |
| Founder(s) | St Colman of Dromore |
| Dedicated | 510AD |
| Events | destroyed 1641, rebuilt 1661 |
| Past bishop(s) | Jeremy Taylor & Thomas Percy |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Christian Worship |
| Heritage designation | Grade II Listed |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1661 to 1899 |
| Completed | 1661 to 1899 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | c. 500 |
| Nave width | 30 feet |
| Number of towers | 1 |
| Tower height | 55 feet |
| Bells | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Armagh |
| Diocese | Diocese of Down and Dromore |
| Deanery | Iveagh |
| Parish | Dromore |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev John McDowell |
| Bishop(s) | Rt Rev David McClay |
| Rector | Very Rev Geoff Wilson |
| Dean | Very Rev Geoff Wilson |
| Chancellor | Canon Robert Howard |
| Prebendary | Canon Scott McDonald |
| Archdeacon | The Ven Mark Harvey |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Dr Matthew Milford |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mr Andrew McNeill & Mr Alan Turkington |
| Verger | Mr Jim McComb |
| Youth ministry coordinator | Mrs Christine Shanks |
| Flower guild | Mrs Sara McCorkell |
| Parish administrator | Mrs Jill Wylie |
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Dromore Cathedral, formally The Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer, Dromore, is one of two cathedral churches (the other is Down Cathedral) in the Diocese of Down and Dromore of the Church of Ireland (Anglican / Episcopal). It is situated in the small town of Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland, in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.
The cathedral is an active parish church with a wide demographic of about 600 families, but also serves an important role in Diocesan life. The pattern of worship reflects a wide range of tastes. The cathedral seeks to serve the community of Dromore by bringing Christ's compassion, love and hope of salvation to people of all ages. The mission is to grow God's Kingdom by being a centre of worship, healing and outreach to everyone in their community.
There is evidence of worship on the site since 510 AD, when St Colman of Dromore established a church on the banks of the River Lagan. The church was rebuilt numerous times in the 16th and 17th centuries and was made a cathedral by letters patent in 1609, before being destroyed by rebel insurgents in 1641. The present building was originally constructed in 1661 by Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor[1] and has been expanded several times to its present size - the most recent section being added in 1899. The organ was installed by Conacher and Co. of Huddersfield in 1871 and rebuilt by Trevor Crowe of Donadea, County Kildare in 2008/9.
- ^ "The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland" Day, J.G.F./ Patton, H.E. p54: London, S.P.C.K., 1932