Archbishop Dermot Farrell holding up the Decree designating St Mary's as a Cathedral for the Archdiocese of Dublin. Photograph: John Mc Elroy
Dublin’s Pro Cathedral, St Mary’s, has been officially designated as the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin by Pope Leo XIV.
Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell said: “It is with great joy that I am pleased to announce that the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has consented to my request and has approved by decree that St Mary’s be designated as the Cathedral Church of our Archdiocese.”
The Pro - short for Pro Tempore - prefix to the 200-year-old St Mary’s indicated its temporary status pending long-standing plans to build a new Catholic cathedral in the capital.
The church, on Marlborough Street, will hencefo
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