Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna

The Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna, also known as the Cathedral Church of St Faughan, Ross Cathedral, and Rosscarbery Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Rosscarbery, County Cork in Ireland. Located in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin, it is the smallest cathedral in Ireland. Having once been the mother church of the Diocese of Ross, it is now one of three Anglican cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, alongside Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral and Cloyne Cathedral.

Ross Cathedral
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Previous denominationRoman Catholic
History
DedicationSaint Fachtna
Administration
ProvinceProvince of Dublin
DioceseDiocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Clergy
Bishop(s)Paul Colton
DeanC. Jeffers
ArchdeaconAndrew Orr
Laity
Organist/Director of musicEunice Jeffers

Dating from the 1600s, it was extensively refurbished in the 19th century.

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