St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan

For the Church of Ireland cathedral church, see St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher.

St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan
Map
LocationMonaghan, Ireland
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
Consecrated21 August 1892
Architecture
StyleGothic revival
Groundbreaking1862
Completed1893
Specifications
Materialslimestone
Administration
ProvinceArmagh
DioceseClogher
ParishCathedral
Clergy
Bishop(s)Lawrence Duffy

St Macartan's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher in Ireland. It is located in the townland of Latlurcan, Monaghan town in the ecclesiastical parish of Monaghan and Rackwallace. It was built between the years of 1861 and 1893 and is the only Catholic cathedral in the county.[1][2]

  1. ^ Charles E. B. Brett, Buildings of Monaghan. Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 1970.
  2. ^ Simon Walker. Historic Ulster Churches. (Belfast: Queens University at Belfast, 2000), p.182.