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St Columb's Cathedral, Derry 
Cathedral Church of St Columb, Derry CityCoordinates: 54°59′38″N 7°19′23″W / 54.99389°N 7.32306°W Denomination Church of Ireland Website St Columb's Cathedral History Dedication St Columba Administration Diocese Derry and Raphoe Province Armagh Clergy Dean The Very Rev. Dr. William W Morton Canon(s) Rev. J. C. D. Mayes Prebendary The Ven. Donald S McLean, B. Laity Organist(s) Ian Kenneth Mills 
St Columb's Cathedral, August 2009
St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Derry, Northern Ireland is the mother church of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe and the parish church of Templemore.
It is dedicated to Saint Columba, the Ulster monk who established a Christian settlement in the area before being exiled from Ireland and introducing Christianity to Scotland and northern England.
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History
It was completed in 1633 by William Parrot, in the Planter's Gothic style. In the porch is an inscription:
- If stones could speake
- then London's prayse
- should sound who
- built this church and
- cittie from the grounde.[1]
St. Columb's has in its possession many documents dating back from the Siege of Derry. They have portraits of William of Orange and the original keys of the city.
The Cathedral also contains a memorial to Valentine Munbee McMaster VC.
Services
The cathedral has three Sunday services, 8:00am Early Morning Eucharist, 11:00am Sung Eucharist (1st and 3rd Sundays of the month), Matins (All other Sundays of the month), 10:00am Family Service (4th Sunday of the month) and 4:00pm Choral Evensong.
On weekdays Morning Prayer is celebrated Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10:30am and on Tuesdays Holy Communion is celebrated with intercessions for the sick.
The cathedral is served by the Dean - Very Reverend William Morton and a Curate Assistant Canon Reverend John Merrick.
Organists
- 1878-1911 Daniel Jones
- 1912-1914 Sydney Weale
- 1914-1921 Richard Henry Coleman
- 1921-1948 John T Frankland
- 1948-1968 Michael H Franklin
- 1968-1971 Neil Wade
- 1971 Ian Barber
- 1972-1980 Michael Hoeg
- 1981-1982 Marc Rochester
- 1982-1988 William West
- 1988-1990? Alexander Best
- 1990-1991 William West
- 1991-2001 Timothy Allen
- 2002-2004 Jonathan Lane
- 2005- Ian Kenneth Mills
Burials
- William Nicolson, Bishop of Derry (1718–1727)
References
- ^ "BRIEF HISTORY OF ST COLUMB'S CATHEDRAL LONDONDERRY". www.stcolumbscathedral.org. http://www.stcolumbscathedral.org/History.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
External links
Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland Province of
ArmaghAchonry • Ardagh • Armagh • Belfast • Clogher • Connor • Derry • Downpatrick • Dromore • Elphin • Enniskillen • Killala • Kilmore • Lisburn • Maghera • Raphoe • Sligo • TuamProvince of
DublinCashel • Clonmacnoise • Clonfert • Cloyne • Cork • Dublin, Christ Church • Dublin, St Patrick's • Ferns • Kildare • Kilfenora • Kilkenny • Killaloe • Leighlin • Limerick • Lismore • Rosscarbery • Trim • WaterfordCategories:- Anglican cathedrals in Northern Ireland
- Diocese of Derry and Raphoe
- Grade A listed buildings
- Places of worship in Derry
- Buildings and structures completed in 1633
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