PARISH HISTORY
Welcome to the history section of the Cathedral website. This site aims to record the story of the parish and the history of the building that is the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork, Ireland.
Construction of the Cathedral (1799-1808)
1820's Fire and Reconstruction
St. Patrick's Church and Parish
Cannon Foley's Tower (1862-1867)
Benson's Design and Changes (c 1869)
Cathedral Bells Installed (1870)
St. Finbarrs Seminary, Farranferris
CATHEDRAL PEOPLE
Bishops of Cork (and Ross)1808-2012
Priests who served in the Cathedral Parish
Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones)
CATHEDRAL EVENTS
Cathedral Parish Pilgrimage - Jubilee 2000
Interview by Gay Byrne of Bishop Michael Murphy, 1990
Funeral of Prof. Aloys Fleischmann, 1992
Funeral of Former Taoiseach Jack Lynch
Installation of Bishop John Buckley
Christmas Concert from the Cathedral to mark Cork as City of Culture 2005
Saturday Vigil & Eves of Holy Days: 6.00pm
Sundays:11.30am
Holy Days & Bank Holidays: 11.00am
Weekdays: Cathedral: Mon-Sat: 10am
Mass on St. Patrick's Day will be held at the earlier time of 11.00am. As per tradition, the mass will be attended by city councillers and other special guests. We look forward to welcoming all visitors to our Cathedral.
The Cathedral now has a Youtube channel. Media featuring and connected to the Cathedral will be uploaded and shared on this resource. Click here to view.