Seagoe parish
parish in Portadown, Northern Ireland
Seagoe parish or St Gobhan's parish is an ecclesiastical parish of the Church of Ireland that is located in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is on one of the oldest recorded sites of Christianity in Ireland. Christian links to the area date back to the early 500 AD's. It was founded by St. Gobhan.
The current rector is Terence Cadden, having been installed in 2006. The current rector's predecessor is David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Another previous rector was Jack Shearer, who later became the Dean of Belfast.
Parish Centre
In 2010 the parish centre was opened by the previous rector David Chillingworth. The building cost £1.5 million.
The public source identifies “Seagoe parish” as parish in Portadown, Northern Ireland. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Seagoe, parish and Portadown.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q17016989. Authority coordinates are 54.435, -6.426. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006 and 2010.
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