St John's Cathedral | |
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Ardeaglais Naomh Eoin | |
52°39′45″N 8°37′00″W / 52.66250°N 8.61667°W | |
Location | Cathedral Place, Limerick, Ireland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | https://www.limerickcathedral.com/ |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Consecrated | June 1894 |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic revival |
Years built | 1856–1882 |
Groundbreaking | 1 May 1856 |
Completed | 1882 |
Specifications | |
Tower height | 81 m (266 ft) |
Materials | limestone, |
Administration | |
Province | Cashel and Emly |
Diocese | Limerick |
Parish | 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.