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St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin | |
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52°44′11″N 07°01′34″W / 52.73639°N 7.02611°W | |
Location | Old Leighlin, County Carlow, Leinster |
Country | Ireland |
Denomination | Church of Ireland |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | https://cashel.anglican.org/leighlin-cathedral/ |
History | |
Founded | Early 7th century |
Founder(s) | St Gobhan |
Dedication | St Laserian |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic |
Years built | 12th–16th centuries |
Groundbreaking | Early 7th century |
Completed | 16th century |
Specifications | |
Nave length | 82 ft (25 m) |
Choir length | 59 ft (18 m) |
Number of towers | 1 |
Tower height | 59 ft (18 m) |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Dublin |
Diocese | Diocese of Cashel and Ossory |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | The Right Reverend Michael Burrows |
Dean | The Very Reverend Tom Gordon |
Precentor | The Revered MA McCullagh |
Archdeacon | The Venerable JG Murrary |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | T Williams |
St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland. It is situated on the site of a mediaeval monastery in the village of Old Leighlin, County Carlow, Ireland, some 12 km south of Carlow town in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.