The Church of Ireland Gazette
| Type | weekly religion-orientated newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Church of Ireland Press Ltd. |
| Editor | Revd Canon Ian Ellis |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Political alignment | Anglican |
| Headquarters | Lisburn, Co. Antrim. |
| Website | gazette.ireland.anglican.org/ |
The Church of Ireland Gazette is a weekly newspaper promoting the Christian faith. Although associated with the Church of Ireland(Anglican) the Gazettes editorial is formally Independent. Published in Lisburn, Co. Antrim, the paper distributes about 5,000 copies weekly. The Gazette is published every friday.
Established and first published in March 1856 by the Church of Ireland, as a monthly journal under the title, The Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette (The Church of England's paper was called The Ecclesiastical Gazette), the Gazette became weekly in 1880. Its name was changed to The Church of Ireland Gazette in 1900. The Gazette was published from 61 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin, (where James Charles & Sons Printers, were based, until 1897 when a new company was formed Church of Ireland Printing and Publishing Ltd. ) up until the 1960's, while it survived the rising in 1916 it was unable to publish that week, and had a joint week the week after.Irish Church Directory / The Church of Ireland Directory was also published from the middle abbey street office from 1862 until 1966 when it moved to Mark Street, in Dublin.
Revd. Canon Ian Ellis has served as editor since 2001 and is due to step down in May 2017. Previous editors of the paper included Canon Cecil Cooper (1982-2001), Bishop William Gilbert Wilson (1963-1966) and Rev. Houston McKelvey(1975-1982). The longest serving Irish Times Editor John Edward Healy served as editor of the Gazette for a time as did Warre Bradley Wells (1906-1918) who served as editor during the 1916 Rising when the Gazette was based in Middle Abbey Street, Dublin.
A full archive of back copies is held at the Church of Ireland's Library at Braemor Park, Dublin. Its website is hosted on the Irish Anglican website, and much of the archive is available online.
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