Churches and religions in Ireland Finding a place of worship when traveling in Ireland

While some travelers confine their religious practice to a private space, others will actively seek out the local community to join in community worship. Which could be problematic.

Here are some tips on where to contact local communities. Please note that all phone numbers are from the Republic of Ireland unless otherwise stated.

Conventional Christian Churches

• Roman catholic church
  • The Roman Catholic Church is the predominant religion in Ireland, Mass is usually said in all communities every Sunday, with a few exceptions in Northern Ireland. Contact the Office of Catholic Communications for more information.
• Ireland church
  • The Church of Ireland is an Anglican church and is represented in most communities, although Mass cannot be said every Sunday. Contact the Church House of Ireland directly.
• Presbyterian church
  • This Protestant church is based primarily in Northern Ireland with scattered communities throughout the Republic. For some decades, the church has been divided into two factions.
    • Contact the Presbyterian Church, the
  • Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church or the
  • Presbyterian Church Free for details.

Other Christian churches in Ireland

• Apostolic church
• Baptists – Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland
• Church of Christ, scientist at 01-6683695
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
• Coptic Orthodox Church at 01-2866809
• Elim Pentecostal Church
• Greek orthodox church
• Jehovah’s Witnesses – Watchtower House at 01-2810692
• Lutheran Church
• Methodist church
• Moravian church
• New apostolic church
• Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
• Romanian Orthodox Church
• Russian Orthodox Church
• Salvation Army
• Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Syrian Orthodox Church

• Unitarian Church

There are also a large number of active Adventist and Pentecostal ministries, most of them among the African immigrant population.

Churches somehow influenced by Christianity

• Church of Scientology
• Unification Movement

Jewish community

The Jews in Ireland were never very numerous and their number has been steadily decreasing. Contact the Irish Jewish Community website for more details. Also take a look at these articles that address the topic of Ireland and the Jewish traveler.

Islamic Communities

Although Ireland had no Islamic population until recently, immigration has brought considerable numbers of Asian and African Muslims to Ireland.

• Ahlul Bayt Islamic Center (Shiite)
• Islamic Cultural Center of Ireland (Sunni)
• Islamic Foundation of Ireland

You may also want to read this article on Ireland and the Muslim traveler

Bahá’í Faith

Contact the Bahá’í community for more information. Again, immigration has led to a considerable number of followers now living in Ireland.

Eastern religions

Apologies for grouping all of this under one heading; however, they remain fringe religions, despite the large influx of Indian and Chinese immigrants.

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishna Movement)
• Rigpa Buddhism
• Sikhism
• Zen Buddhism

Wiccan and Pagan Religions

• Wiccan Links

Persistent rumors about the existence of Santeria or Voodoo groups could not be verified.