Parishioners at St Augustine’s Church, which is located at the corner of Washington St and the Grand Parade, were informed on Saturday afternoon that the church will close permanently later this year. St Augustine’s was built in 1942 on the site of an earlier chapel dating back to 1872. St Augustines Church on Cork's Washington Street being by Monsignor J Scannell in 1950. St Augustine’s will close permanently after 11.30am Mass on Sunday, July 12. Pope Leo XIV visited the Augustinian church in 2005, when he was Bishop Robert Prevost, prior general of the Order of St Augustine, the global head of the order.

Source: Irish Examiner February 28, 2026 19:31 UTC