This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (May 2021) |
St Columba's Church, Burtonport is a Catholic church which serves the coastal village of Burtonport in County Donegal, Ireland.
St Columba's, Burtonport | |
---|---|
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | Kincasslagh and Burtonport Parish |
History | |
Status | Active |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | 15 October 1898 |
Completed | 1899 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Raphoe |
Parish | Kincasslagh & Burtonport |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Priests of St. Columba’s Church
1900 Fr. Patrick Brennan 1905 Fr. E. J. O’Doherty Fr. P. D. McCaul 1908 Fr. Patrick McCafferty Fr. John McGroarty 1923 Fr. BJA Sweeney 1928 Fr. P O’Boyle 1929 Fr. John McAteer 1939 Fr. B. Duggan 1940 Fr. James O’Byrne 1944 Fr. Manus Harkin 1945 Fr. John McIntyre Fr. JR Griffith 1954 Fr. William Lynagh 1964 Fr. Charles McFadden 1974. Fr. Hugh Sweeney 1974 Fr. Daniel McDyer 1985 Fr. Daniel O’Doherty 2002 Fr. Matt McInerney 2000 Fr. Jimmy Shiels 2004 Fr. Pat Ward |
The church was built in 1898–1899. It was the second church built in the parish after St Mary's in Belcruit, 1856. St. Mary's had a permanent curate until 2004 and both mainland churches are now served by one parish priest.
The third church of the parish, St. Crone's, is on Arranmore Island. Fr. John Boyce is the curate.
Fr. Dan McDyer added the sacristy during his tenure.
Fr. Dan O’Doherty added the bell tower in 1999 to mark the new millennium.
The old parochial house sat where St. Columba's Community Centre is now situated and housed a Parish priest and a curate. The new parochial house was built in 1985 by Fr. Dan McDyer.[1] The parish belongs to the Diocese of Raphoe.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Kincasslagh and Burtonport Parish". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Diocese of Raphoe". Retrieved 4 June 2017.