kids encyclopedia robot

Church of Ireland facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Church of Ireland
Eaglais na hÉireann
Kirk o Airlann
Ccclose.jpg
Classification Protestant
Orientation Anglican
Polity Episcopal
Moderator Richard Clarke,
Archbishop of Armagh
Region Ireland
Language English, Irish
Headquarters Church of Ireland House
Church Avenue, Rathmines
Dublin 6 D06 CF67
Republic of Ireland
Founder Claims episcopal succession from Saint Patrick.
Established as a state church in 1536 under King Henry VIII.
Disestablished in 1871 under Queen Victoria.
Origin 1871 (disestablishment)
Members 378,000 members

The Church of Ireland (Irish: [Eaglais na hÉireann] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the Anglican church in Ireland. It is an independent member of the Anglican communion. During the kingdom of Ireland it was the state religion. It continued to be during the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, when it became part of the Church of England. It was disestablished and separated from the Church of England in 1871 by the British Parliament.

The seat of the Church of Ireland is at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh. Today the Church has roughly 390,000 members throughout Ireland, which makes it the second largest religious community in Ireland (after the Catholic Church) and the third largest in Northern Ireland (after the Catholic Church and the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

Images for kids

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Iglesia de Irlanda para niños

kids search engine
Church of Ireland Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.