Holy Cross Church, Ardoyne

Church in Belfast, Ireland
54°36′44″N 5°57′46″W / 54.61232°N 5.96274°W / 54.61232; -5.96274LocationCrumlin Road
Ardoyne
BelfastCountryIrelandDenominationRoman CatholicWebsiteholycrossparishbelfast.com/HistoryConsecrated1902[1]ArchitectureArchitect(s)W.G. Doolin
Rudolph Maximilian Butler[1]AdministrationArchdioceseDown and ConnorDeaneryArdoyneParishHoly Cross

Holy Cross Church is a Catholic church on the Crumlin Road in Ardoyne, Belfast.[1]

History

In 1868, the Bishop of Down and Connor, Dr Patrick Dorrian, invited a group of Passionists, a Catholic clerical religious congregation, to establish a church and parish in Ardoyne. Fr Raphael, Fr Alphonsus and Brother Luke initially built a small church which opened in 1869 followed by a retreat house and monastery in 1881. Then in 1902 the large and imposing Church of the Holy Cross was completed.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "1902 - Holy Cross Church, Crumlin Rd., Belfast, Co. Antrim". Archiseek. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross celebrates 150 years of carrying the flame of faith". The Irish News. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

External links

  • Holy Cross, Belfast city - Catholic Parish Registers at National Library of Ireland