Clonfert Cathedral
Clonfert Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Clonfert, County Galway in Ireland. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Clonfert and then one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe, it is now one of five cathedrals in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe.
| Clonfert Cathedral | |
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| The Cathedral Church of St Brendan, Clonfert. | |
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| 53.240651°N 8.058621°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Brendan |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Romanesque, Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Dublin |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Kenneth Kearon |
| Dean | The Very Reverend Roderick Lindsay Smyth |
| Precentor | The Reverend Canon Patrick Comerford |
| Archdeacon | The Venerable Terence Mitchell |
The current building was erected in the 12th century at the site of an earlier 6th century church founded by Saint Brendan, which was associated with a monastery he founded and at which he was buried. The dean of the cathedral is the Very Reverend Roderick Lindsay Smyth who is also Dean of Killaloe, Dean of Kilfenora and both Dean and Provost of Kilmacduagh.
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