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54°16′12″N 8°28′42″W / 54.269892°N 8.478216°W / 54.269892; -8.478216
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This article is about Sligo's Roman Catholic cathedral. For Sligo's Church of Ireland cathedral, see St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo.

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
54°16′12″N 8°28′42″W / 54.269892°N 8.478216°W / 54.269892; -8.478216
Location Sligo, County Sligo
Country Ireland
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website [1]
History
Consecrated1 July 1897
Architecture
Style Norman
Completed26 July 1874
Administration
Province Tuam
Archdiocese Tuam
Diocese Elphin
Clergy
Bishop(s) Kevin Doran
DeanDeclan Boyce

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin. It is located on Temple Street in Sligo, Ireland. The cathedral was developed by Bishop Laurence Gillooly who had been appointed Bishop of Elphin in 1858. He decided that the diocese was now of a size and wealth that the time had come to replace St. John's Parish Chapel, which had been recognised as the diocesan pro-cathedral. [1]

He engaged George Goldie, one of the foremost Catholic architects in England in the nineteenth century. The cathedral was opened for divine worship on 26 July 1874 by Cardinal Paul Cullen of Dublin. [2]

Modelled on a Normano–Romano–Byzantine style, it is the only example of a Romanesque style cathedral built during the 19th century. Designed in the shape of a basilica, the church has a square, pyramid-capped tower, which reaches a height of 70 metres, and supporting turrets at the west end. It can seat 1400 people.[ citation needed] The circular baptistery incorporated in the apse with its five lancet windows behind the high altar, was originally designed as a mortuary chapel.

  • Tower
    Tower
  • The cathedral
    The cathedral
  • Interior of the cathedral, with the high altar
    Interior of the cathedral, with the high altar

References

  1. ^ "Parish History | Sligo Cathedral". Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ Beirne, Fr. Francis. "Parish History". Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Sligo. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

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