Has the Pope ever visited Northern Ireland?
ON THIS day 41 years ago, the Pope visited Ireland for the first time. Despite Ireland being a Catholic country for around 1500 years, no Pope had visited the Emerald Isle before, and the arrival of Pope John Paul II drew more than one million people to the capital city.
Is Northern Ireland still Catholic?
Map showing the proportion of the population in Northern Ireland who stated they had no religion in the 2011 census….Religions broken down by place of birth in the 2011 census.
| Place of birth | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Catholic | 88.7\% |
| Protestant and other Christian | 92.9\% |
| Other religion | 49.7\% |
| None or not stated | 81.1\% |
Is Northern Ireland a religious conflict?
Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an “irregular war” or “low-level war”. It also had an ethnic or sectarian dimension but despite the use of the terms ‘Protestant’ and ‘Catholic’ to refer to the two sides, it was not a religious conflict.
Is Northern Ireland mostly Catholic or Protestant?
The last census in 2011 put the Protestant population at 48\%, just 3\% more than Catholics at 45\%. More recent figures from 2016 show that among those of working age 44\% are now Catholic and 40\% Protestant.
When did John Paul visit Ireland?
1979
Papal visits were relatively rare before the papacy of John Paul II. During his long pontificate, he travelled to 129 countries at least once and became a global personality. His visit to Ireland in 1979, the first by any pope, stands as one of the great public events in the history of Irish Catholicism.
Where did pope John Paul visit Ireland?
Pope John Paul II visited Ireland from Saturday, 29 September to Monday, 1 October 1979, the first trip to Ireland by a pope. Over 2.5 million people attended events in Dublin, Drogheda, Clonmacnoise, Galway, Knock, Limerick, and Maynooth.
Is Scotland Protestant or Catholic?
By 1560 the majority of the nobility supported the rebellion; a provisional government was established, the Scottish Parliament renounced the Pope’s authority, and the mass was declared illegal. Scotland had officially become a Protestant country.
Who was the last pope to visit Ireland?
Pope Francis visited Ireland on 25 and 26 August 2018, as part of the World Meeting of Families 2018….2018 visit by Pope Francis to Ireland.
| Concert at Croke Park | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25–26 August 2018 |
| Website | Government website |