| St Columb's Cathedral, Derry | |
Cathedral Church of St Columb, Derry City
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| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
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| 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 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 Irish 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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It was completed in 1633 by William Parrot, in the Planter's Gothic style. In the porch is an inscription:
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.
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.
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