Trim Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Trim is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Meath, it is now one of two cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare which is part of the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.

St Patrick's Cathedral, Trim
The Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, Trim
53°33′30.7″N 6°47′26.2″W
Location	Trim, County Meath
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	https://trimandathboy.com/
History
Dedication	Saint Patrick
Administration
Province	Province of Dublin
Diocese	United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Patricia Storey
Dean	Very Rev. Paul Bogle
Archdeacon	The Venerable P H A Lawrence
Laity
Organist/Director of music	Mrs D Kimberley

History

The tower is a remnant of the medieval parish Church of Trim.^[1]

Walter de Brugge, an English-born judge, was appointed vicar of St. Patrick's in 1381.^[2] Robert Dyke, a very senior Crown official and future Lord Treasurer of Ireland, became vicar in 1435. Philip Norris, the notably controversial and outspoken Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, was vicar here in the 1440s and 1450s.^[3]

Bishops have been enthroned here since 1536 but it was not raised to Cathedral status until 1955.

The tower clock commemorates Dean Butler, the historian of Trim. Stained glass in the West window was the first-ever stained glass designed by Edward Burne-Jones. In 1992 the cathedral was re-roofed and beams renewed in the gallery.

See also

• Dean of Clonmacnoise - List of deans of St Patrick's