St Malachy’s Catholic Church
24 Alfred Street Belfast
BT2 8EN
St Malachy’s Catholic Church is open to the Public daily
A Virtual Tour of the Church is available via the website above
E: stmalachys@downandconnor.org
T: 028 9032 1713
St Malachys Church is a Catholic Church in Alfred Street Belfast just a short distance from City Hall. It is the 3rd oldest Catholic Church in the city of Belfast.
The Foundation stone was laid on 3rd November 1841 and the Building dedicated on 15th December 1844.
The Church was designed by Thomas Jackson of Waterford and it is in the ecclesiastical style of the Tudor Period. It is cruciform in shape, 113 Feet wide, 52 Feet wide and 40 Feet High.
St Malachy’s is perhaps best known for its valued ceiling which is an imitation of the Henry VII chapel in Westminster Abbey.
Sir Charles Brett stated, after visiting the Church, “It is as though a wedding cake has been turned inside out, so creamy, lacy and frothy is the plasterwork”.
Bishop Joseph MacRory made a speech there in favour of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty on Christmas Day 1921.
