CATHEDRAL OF SAINTS EUNAN & COLUMBA · DEDICATED 1901
St Eunan's Cathedral
The mother church of the Diocese of Raphoe, built of white Mountcharles stone and open to everyone who comes to pray, worship or visit.
You are welcome here
For more than a century St Eunan's has stood above Letterkenny as a place of daily Mass, of prayer and of the great moments of parish life, from baptisms to funerals. Whether you live in the parish or are passing through Donegal, come in, sit a while, and join us in worship.
WORSHIP
Mass & prayer times
Times can change for holy days, bank holidays and diocesan events. Please check the weekly parish newsletter.
Sunday
Saturday Vigil 6pm
8am · 10am · 12 noon · 6pm
Mass in Irish: 10am, first Sunday of the month
Family Mass: 10am, second Sunday
Weekdays
Monday 8am · 10am
Tuesday–Friday 8am · 10am · 7pm
Saturday 10am
Morning Prayer, Mon–Sat 9.40am
Confessions
Wednesday 7.30pm
Saturday 12–1pm and after the Vigil Mass
Adoration
St Pius X Adoration Chapel
Open from 1pm Sunday until 8pm Friday
Devotions: Sundays 7pm in May and October
LIVE BROADCAST
Pray with us from wherever you are
Masses from the Cathedral are broadcast live on ChurchServices.tv, so the housebound, those in hospital and family far from Donegal can join in.
Watch the live stream
PARISH LIFE
Belonging to St Eunan's
Sacraments & funerals
Baptisms are on Saturdays at 4pm or Sundays at 2.30pm, with about two weeks' notice. Contact the parish office for marriages and funerals.
Music & choirs
The Cathedral Choir, Cór Ailigh, Cór na nÓg children's choir and the Folk Choir lead our liturgies through the year.
Groups & prayer
Youth 2000, the Charismatic Prayer Group, Legion of Mary, Holy Face devotions and more meet in and around the Cathedral each week.
Adoration chapel
The St Pius X Adoration Chapel is open through the week for quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.
OUR HISTORY
A cathedral built by a diocese
The foundation stone was laid on 6 September 1891 under Bishop Patrick O'Donnell, later Cardinal. Designed by William Hague of Dublin and raised in white Mountcharles stone, the Cathedral was opened and dedicated in 1901, and restored in 1985.
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Mass intentions, changes to the schedule, notices and news from around the parish, published every week.
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