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]
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^"Kincasslagh and Burtonport Parish". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
columba, church, burtonport, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, message, catholi. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message St Columba s Church Burtonport is a Catholic church which serves the coastal village of Burtonport in County Donegal Ireland St Columba s BurtonportDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusActiveArchitectureGroundbreaking15 October 1898Completed1899AdministrationDioceseRaphoeParishKincasslagh amp BurtonportClergyPriest s Priests of St Columba s Church 1900 Fr Patrick Brennan1905 Fr E J O DohertyFr P D McCaul1908 Fr Patrick McCaffertyFr John McGroarty1923 Fr BJA Sweeney1928 Fr P O Boyle1929 Fr John McAteer1939 Fr B Duggan1940 Fr James O Byrne1944 Fr Manus Harkin1945 Fr John McIntyreFr JR Griffith1954 Fr William Lynagh1964 Fr Charles McFadden1974 Fr Hugh Sweeney1974 Fr Daniel McDyer1985 Fr Daniel O Doherty2002 Fr Matt McInerney2000 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Columba 27s Church Burtonport amp oldid 1142401965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
