St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Drogheda

Saint Peter's Church
View from West Street
Saint Peter's Church is located in Ireland
Saint Peter's Church
Saint Peter's Church
53°42′55″N 6°21′09″W / 53.715184°N 6.352440°W / 53.715184; -6.352440
LocationDrogheda
CountryRepublic of Ireland
DenominationRoman Catholic (Latin Rite)
Websitehttps://www.saintpetersdrogheda.ie/
History
StatusActive
Founded1793 (1793)
Relics heldSaint Oliver Plunket
Architecture
Functional statusChapel of ease
Architect(s)J. O'Neill and W.H. Byrne
StyleFrench Gothic
Completed1884
Specifications
Length161 feet
Width101 feet
Nave width65 feet
Height222 feet
Administration
ProvinceArmagh
DioceseArchdiocese of Armagh
ParishSt Peter's, Drogheda

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church is located on West Street, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. Designed by John O'Neill and William Henry Byrne and built in the French Gothic style of local limestone ashlar in 1884. This Roman Catholic church is known for its tall west gable, rose window and for containing the national shrine of St. Oliver Plunkett.